250 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 1^st March, 2025 Raj Kumar @ Bulli … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present: Mr. Ravinder Phogat, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Arun K. Singla, Asst. Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent/State.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J.

1. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking parole to attend the marriage of his son, scheduled for 02.03.2025. In the alternative, he prays for the grant of interim bail to facilitate his presence at the ceremony.

2. The petitioner was convicted in FIR No.123 dated

24.07.2002 registered under Sections 307, 34 of the IPC at Police Station City Dadri, District Charkhi Dadri. He was initially sentenced by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhiwani to rigorous imprisonment for ten years along with a fine of `1.00 lakh as well as the default clause. However, in appeal, this Court vide order dated 28.02.2024 in CRA-S-2473-SB of 2004, modified his sentence to six years of rigorous imprisonment while maintaining the fine and default stipulation.

3. It is undisputed that the petitioner has undergone approximately