IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:15.12.2025 Gurpreet Singh ...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. Ashish Pundir, Advocate and Mr. Tajveer Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Addl. A.G., Punjab.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions for quashing the impugned order dated 21.02.2025 passed by respondent No. 3, the Assistant Commissioner (J), Patiala (Annexure P-2), whereby the application filed by the petitioner for grant of parole under Sections 3 and 4 of the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the Act’) for a period of eight weeks for the purpose of looking after his family and house hold work and to meet his minor daughter aged about three years, was dismissed. The petitioner has further prayed for grant of parole for a period of eight weeks.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was convicted vide judgment dated 20.04.2