IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on 11.03.2025 Date of decision: 20.03.2025 Mohit Rana ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KARAMJIT SINGH Argued by: Mr. R.S. Dhull, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. R.K. Singla, DAG, Haryana.

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KARAMJIT SINGH, J.

1. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 4 of Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 2022 (in short, “the Act of 2022”) seeking quashing of order dated 15.2.2024 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.4-Superintendent, District Jail, Karnal, vide which, written request made by the petitioner seeking grant of furlough for a period of 4 weeks, has been declined arbitrarily by misconstruing and misinterpreting the provisions of para 3 of Sub Section (3) of Section 4 of Act of 2022.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was accused in a criminal case having FIR No.145 dated 29.6.2007 registered under Sections 302, 392, 411, 201, 34 IPC at Police Station Murthal, District Sonipat and on conclusion of the trial, the petitioner was convicted vide judgment d