230 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:09.02.2026 Nitesh ...Petitioner Vs.

State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present : Mr. Randeep Singh Dhull, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Parmod Kumar, AAG, Haryana.

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N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J .

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 3 of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) for quashing of impugned order dated 11.09.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.2 i.e. Divisional Commissioner, Division Ambala, District Ambala to the extent that a condition has been imposed on the petitioner to furnish two sureties in the sum of Rs.2 lacs each for his release on parole for a period of 10 weeks. A further prayer has been made to direct the respondent No.2 to release the petitioner on personal bonds in view of the fact that the petitioner and his family members are financially weak and belonged to the “Below Poverty Line” in view of the settled law.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits t