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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

1. Seeking quashing of impugned order dated 02.03.2026 (Annexure P-3) passed by District Magistrate in the FIR captioned above, whereby the application for grant of parole to the petitioner has been rejected, the convict has come up before this Court by filing the present writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India.

2. The reasons for rejection of petitioner’s parole are mentioned in Annexure P-1 which is information regarding prisoners applying for parole. This report was issued by Senior Superintendent of Police upon reports forwarded by the concerned SHO and DSP of the Police Station.

3. As per Annexure P-1, the prisoner has criminal antecedents under Section 6 of POCSO Act and one case of snatching. The reason for parole is to meet the family members and as per this report, the petitioner has five family members. In column no. 11, it has been mentioned that if released on parole, the petitioner can commit an offense, can abscond, is of dangerous character and is a hard core criminal. In column no. 13, it has been mentioned