IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND ARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DATE OF DECISION: 02 JULY, 2025 Kuldeep Singh Sandhu ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present : Ms. Satinder Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Kumar Goyal, Addl. AG, Punjab.

LAPITA BANERJI, J. CRM-W-389 OF 2025 Allowed, as prayed for.

MAIN CASE In this petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged order dated March 03, 2025 (Annexure P-2), whereby application of the petitioner for release on parole, has been dismissed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that FIR No.93 dated 05.09.2017 was registered under Sections 15 and 29/61/85 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Chohla Sahib, District Tarn Taran. The petitioner has been convicted under Section 15(c) of the NDPS Act. The petitioner was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of

12 years along with fine.

3. The application for parole was made by the applicant on October 21, 2024 and the same was kept pending by the authorities which necessitated the filing of CRWP No.1036 of 2025. A Co-ordinate