AVTAR SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court referred the challenge to the constitutional validity of sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988 to a larger bench, as it raises issues under Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court noted that previous judgments, including State of Haryana vs. Mohinder Singh and Sunil Fulchand Shah vs. Union of India, recognized that parole and furlough periods could be counted towards the sentence, but did not address the validity of the specific sub-section in question. The outcome of the appeal and writ petition is pending further consideration by the larger bench.