IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:03.02.2026 Avtar Singh @ Taar ...Petitioner Vs.

State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present : Mr. Rajdeep Singh Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Charanpreet Singh, AAG, Punjab.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for quashing the order dated 23.09.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.2, whereby his request for grant of parole has been declined.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was implicated in FIR No.262 dated 27.11.2019 registered under Sections 22/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station Sadar Jagraon, District Ludhiana. He further submits that the petitioner was convicted by the learned trial Court and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years. Challenging the said conviction and sentence, the petitioner has preferred CRA-S-2961-2024, which is presently pending adjudication before this Hon’ble Court. Learned counsel further contends tha