IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

293 CRWP-12872-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 02.02.2026 Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Saini ...Petitioner Versus State of U.T., Chandigarh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Ujwal Anand, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Narender Kumar Vashist, APP, U.T., Chandigarh.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. Through the instant petition, filed under Article 226of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has made prayer for setting aside the order dated 25.09.2025 (Annexure P-1), passed by respondent No. 1-Inspector General of Prison, Chandigarh, whereby the application seeking grant of parole for 28 days had been rejected.

2. The petitioner has been convicted in case arising out of FIR No. 456 dated 30.12.2018, under Section 22 of the NDPS Act, 1985 at Police Station Sector 36, Chandigarh and is undergoing rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years, vide judgment of conviction dated 27.11.2024. He has filed an appeal against the aforesaid judgment of conviction before this Court, which is pending.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that he has moved an application for gr