249 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-3678-2026 Date of decision : 18.05.2026 Kashmir Singh @ Shera .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Hitesh Chopra, Advocate and Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, D.A.G., Punjab. RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed seeking issuance of direction for setting aside/quashing of order dated 06.01.2026 passed by District Commissioner wherein, prayer for grant of parole for 08 weeks, was rejected with further prayer to direct respondents No.2 to 5 to release the petitioner on parole for a period of 08 weeks.

2. As per the facts of the case, the petitioner was prosecuted in a case FIR No.62, dated 10.11.2017 under Sections 21/22/61/85 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Ghanie Ke Bangar, District Gurdaspur and after completion of trial, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced for rigorous imprisonment of 03 years and 06 months vide judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 26.04.2024 passed by the learned Judge, Special Court, Gur