ANKIT vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CRWP-4581-2026 (O&M) 1 224 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-4581-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.05.2026 ANKIT ... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Navdeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vijay Kumar, AAG Haryana. H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 3 of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 2022, for issuing a writ in the nature of certiorari seeking quashing of the speaking order dated 19.03.2026 (Annexure P-1) passed by the respondent No.2 i.e. Divisional Commissioner, Division Karnal, District Karnal vide which respondent No.2 has declined to grant regular parole to the petitioner for a period of 10 weeks on that ground that the petitioner is a habitual offender and is involved in five other cases. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although the petitioner had earlier jumped bail in the year 2020, but a period of five years has since elapsed and, therefore, he no longer falls within the category of a hardcore prisoner. Moreover, he is not i