IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:21.01.2026 Ravinder Kumar ...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. R.S. Sangha, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Sartaj Singh Gill, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the order dated 23.09.2025 (Annexure P-4) passed by respondent No.2, whereby his request for grant of parole has been declined without assigning any cogent reason. A prayer has also been made to issue appropriate directions to respondent No. 2 to release the petitioner on parole under the provisions of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962 (for short, the Act) for a period of eight (08) weeks.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is convicted and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment in case FIR No. 74 dated 11.05.2018, registered under Sections 302 and 34 IPC at Police Station Lambi, District Sri Muktsar Sahib, and is presently confined in Central Jail, Faridkot. Learned c