235 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 23.02.2026 Jainder @ Ajay …Petitioner vs.

The State of U.T., Chandigarh & others …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S.Grewal Present : Mr. Ujwal Anand, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Vir Singh Lehal, Addl. P.P. for U.T., Chandigarh.

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N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer for setting aside the order dated 25.06.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by the office of the Inspector General of Prisons & Correctional Administration, whereby the application filed by the petitioner for grant of parole has been rejected. A further prayer has been made by the petitioner for issuance of direction to grant parole in accordance with Section 3 of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962 and Amended Act, 2018, for a period of 04 weeks.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was convicted vide judgment dated 18.11.2024 and order of sentence dated 19.11.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Chandigarh in case FIR N