Praveen v. State of Haryana and Others

1o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o o Reservedoon:o11.01.2023o DateoofoPronouncement:o24.01.2023

o Praveeno ......Petitionero o Versuso o o TheoStateoofoHaryanaoandootherso ......Respondents

CORAM:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoNAMIToKUMARo o Arguedoby:o-oMs.oBandanaoTrikhaoSachdev,oAdvocate,o o o forotheopetitioner.o o o o Mr.oVikrantoPamboo,oDAG,oHaryana.o o NAMIToKUMAR,oJ.o o o TheopetitionerohasoapproachedothisoCourtounderoArticleo226o ofotheoConstitutionoofoIndiaoseekingoquashingoofoorderodatedo19.07o2022o (Annexureo P-1)o passedo byo theo Divisionalo Commissionero Karnal,o wherebyo hiso applicationo seekingo 10o weeks'o regularo paroleo haso beeno rejectedoonotheobasisooforecommendationsoofotheoDistrictoMagistrate,o Narnaul.o Furthero directionso haveo beeno soughto byo theo petitionero too releaseo himo fromo jailo temporarilyo too meeto hiso familyo memberso especiallyo hiso old-agedo parentso whoo areo noto keepingo wello ando tomakeoforothemootheronecessaryoarrangements.oo o o Theobriefofactsoleadingotootheofilingoofotheopresentocaseoareo thatotheopetitionerowasoarrestedoinocaseoFIRoNo.o415odatedo07-11-o2012o u/so148o/149o302o/120-BoIPCoando25oArmsoActoregisteredoatoPoliceoStationo

2o o Mahendragarh,oDistrictoMahendragarhoandowasoconvictedoandosentencedo tooRIoforolifeoandotoopayofineoofoRs.o10,000/-o(tenothousand)oandoinodefaulto ofopaymentoofofineotooundergoofurtheroRIoforothreeoyearsou/so302/149/120-BoIPCoandoRIoforolifeoandotoopayofineoofoRs.o10,000/-o(tenothousand)oandoino defaultoofopaymentoofofineotooundergoofurtheroRIoforothreeoyearsou/so120-Bo IPCRIo foro twoo yearso u/so 148o IPCo ando U/so 25o ofo Armso Act,o 1959o too undergoo furthero RIo foro threeo yearso byo theo Ld.o Addl.o Sessionso Judge,o Narnaul,o video ordero datedo 04.11.2015.o Beingo aggrieved,o petitionero preferredoappealobearingonumberoCRA-1706-DB-2015othatowasodismissedo byothisoCourtovideojudgmentodatedo23/08/2018.o o o Ito haso furthero beeno averredo thato theo Panchayato haso recommendedotheoreleaseoofotheopetitioneroonoregularoparoleotoolooko afterohisoparentsowhooareooldoandoareonotokeepingowell.oBesidesotheo petitioner,othereoisonoootheroableopersonoinotheofamilyotootakeocareoofo themoandotoodoootheronecessaryohouseholdoworksoandotheopetitionerohaso alreadyoavailedoparoleoearlierowithoutoanyooffenceoorobreachoofopeace.oo o o Onoissuanceoofonoticeoofomotionotootheorespondents,oreplyo byowayoofoaffidavitoofoAmitoKumaroSuperintendentoofoJail,oDistrictoJail,o Narnaul,ohasobeenofiledoonobehalfooforespondentsoNo.1otoo3owhereinoito haso beeno statedo thato aso pero jailo record,o petitionero waso convictedo ono

04.11.2015o byo theo Courto ofo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,o Narnaul,o ino caseo FIRo No.415o datedo 07.11.2022o undero Sectionso 148,o 149,o302,o216,o201,o120-BoIPCoandoSectiono25/54/59oofotheoArmsoActo registeredo ato Policeo Stationo Mahendergarho ando theo petitionero waso sentencedoasounder:oo

3o o Undero Sentenceo(RI)o Fineo(inoRs.)o Inodefaultoofofineo Sectiono 120-BoIPCo Rigorouso Rs.10,000/-o Rigorouso imprisonmentoforolifeo imprisonmentoforoa,o imprisonmento furtheroperiodothreeo years.o o148oIPCo Rigorouso -o imprisonmentoforotwoo yearso 302/120-Rigorouso Rs.10,000/-o Rigorouso B/149oIPCo imprisonmentoforolifeo imprisonmentoforoa,o imprisonmento furtheroperiodothreeo years.o 201oIPCo Rigorouso Rs.5,000/-o Rigorouso imprisonmentoforofiveo imprisonmentoforoa,o yearso furtheroperiodooneo year.o 216oIPCo Rigorouso Rs.5,000/-o Rigorouso imprisonmentoforofiveo imprisonmentoforoa,o yearso furtheroperiodooneo year.o 25/54/59o Rigorouso -o -o ofotheo imprisonmentoforothreeo ArmsoActo yearso o o o Itohasofurtherobeenosubmittedothatotheopetitioner/convictowaso admittedoinoDistrictoJail,oKarnaloono15-04-2022oonobeingotransferredofromo Districto Jail,o Bhiwanio ino complianceo ofo orderso ofo Directoro Generalo ofo Prison,o Haryana,o Panchkulao video theiro lettero No.o 15329-30o D.G./Jails/2022.o Theo petitionero iso presentlyo confinedo ino Districto Jail,o Karnal.oItoisofurtherosubmittedothatotheopetitioner/convictohasoundergoneo imprisonmento 08o Years,o 04o Monthso &o 14o dayso includingo under-trialo periodo02oyears,o11omonthso&o10odaysoandodeductedoparoleoperiodoasoono 29-11-2022.Ito haso furthero averredo ino theo replyothato theo petitionero iso involvedoinovariousootherocases,odetailsoofowhichoareoasounder:o-o

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(i)oTheopetitioneroisofacingotrialoinocaseoFIRono.o36odatedo24-01-2012oU/so148,o149,o452,o323,o325,o506oIPCoP.S.oCityoMahendergarho beforeotheoCourtoofoSh.oMunishoNagar,oLd.oSub-DivisionaloJudicialo Magistrate,oMahendergarhoono21-12-2022.oTheopetitioneroisoonobailo inothisocaseoasoperoorderodatedo16-11-2022oofotheoLd.oCourtoofoSub-o DivisionaloJudicialoMagistrate,oMahendergarh.o

(ii)oTheopetitioneroisofacingotrialoinocaseoFIRoNo.o369odatedo26-08-2021oU/so147,o149,o323,o447,o506oIPCo&o25/54/59oArmsoAct,oP.S.o Cityo Mahendergarho beforeo theo Courto ofo Sh.o Munisho Nagar,o Ld.o Sub-DivisionaloJudicialoMagistrate,oMahendergarhoono22-12-2022.o TheopetitioneroisoonobailoinothisocaseoasoperoorderoNo.o55odatedo11-03-2022o ofo theo Ld.o Courto ofo Sub-Divisionalo Judicialo Magistrate,o oMahendergarh.

(iii)o Theo petitionero iso complainanto ino caseo COM/165/2016,o HRNRA1-001320-2016o Praveeno Vs.o Tamanna,o ino caseo no.o 107o datedo 14-12-2016o U/so 323,o 324,o 506,o 34o IPCo Policeo Stationo Mahendergarh.oTheocaseoisopendingobeforeotheoCourtoofoSh.oMunisho Nagar,oLd.oSub-oDivisionaloJudicialoMagistrate,oMahendergarhoono 22-12-2012oforoproceeding.oo That,otheodetailsoofoothersodecided/acquittedocaseoinorespectoofotheo petitioneroareoasounder:-o

i)o Acquittedo ono 04-06-2014o byo theo Ld.o Courto ofo Sessionso Judge,oNarnauloinocaseoFIRono.o390odatedo22-10-2012oU/so 307,o34oIPC,oPoliceoStationoCityoMahendergarh.oo

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ii)o Acquittedo ono 26-08-2016o byo theo Ld.o Courto ofo Subo Divisionalo Judicialo Magistrate,o Mahendergarho ino caseo FIRo no.o 129o datedo 02-04-2012o Uso 322,o 325,o 506o IPC,o Policeo StationoMahendergarh.o

iii)o Acquittedo ono 21-12-2016o byo theo Ld.o Courto ofo Subo DivisionaloJudicialoMagistrate,oKanina,oinocaseoFIRono.o48o datedo 28-02-2012o U/so 148,o 149,o 323,o 325,o 427,o 379o IPC,o PoliceoStationoSadaroKanina,oMahendergarh.o

iv)oAcquittedoono27-02-2017obyotheoLd.oCourtoofoJudicialo Magistrateo 1sto Classo Mahendergarho ino caseo FIRo no.o 173o datedo12-05-2012oU/so148,o149,o323,o506oIPCo&o25/54/59o ArmsoAct.oPoliceoStationoMahendergarh.o

v)o Acquittedo ono 24-07-2017o byo theo Ldo Courto ofo Judicialo Magistrateo 1sto Classo Mahendergarho ino caseo FIRo no.o 371o datedo06-10-2010oU/so148,o149,o323,o325o1PCo&o25oofoArmso Act,oPoliceoStationoMahendergarh.o

vi)oAcquittedoono20-02-2018obyotheoLd.oofoAdditionaloChiefo JudicialoMagistrate.oRewarioinocaseoFIRono.o34oofo2012oU/so 148,o 149,o 323,o 341,o 427,o 506o IPC,o Policeo Stationo Khol,o Rewari.o

vii)o Courto Complainto caseo nil/2015o U/so 138o NIo Act,o petitionerohasobeenoacquittedoono20-01-2014obyotheoCourtoofo Sh.oJitenderoSingh,oLd.oJudicialoMagistrateoIstoClass,oRewari,o

6o o o o Itohasofurtherobeenoaverredoinotheoreplyothatotheopetitionero waso releasedo 21.05.2021o ono specialo paroleo tillo 31.08.2021o ino complianceo ofo theo ordero datedo 23.03.2020o passedo byo theo Hon'bleo SupremeoCourtoinoCWPoNo.1oofo2020oasoconveyedothroughoExecutiveo Magistrate-cum-Tehsildar,oMahendergarhovideoreleaseoorderoNo.60/PAo datedo 21.05.2021o ando directedo too reporto backo too theo prisono ono

01.09.2021,o buto specialo paroleo periodo ofo theo petitioner/convicto waso furtheroextendedouptoo18.09.2021oandotheopetitioner/convictosurrenderedo ono19.09.2021oafteroavailingospecialoparoleoperiod.ooItohasofurtherobeeno submittedothatoFIRoNo.369odatedo26.08.2021ounderoSectiono147,o149,o 323,o447,o506oIPCoandoSectiono25/54/59oofotheoArmsoActowasoregisteredo atoPoliceoStationoCityoMahendergarhoagainstotheopetitioneroduringotheo periodowhenoheowasoonospecialoparoleofromo21.5.2021otoo18.09.2021o andotheopetitioneroisofacingotrialobeforeotheoCourtoofolearnedoSDJM,o Mahendergarho ando iso ono bailo ino thiso caseo ino termso ofo ordero datedo

11.03.2022o ofo theo Courto ofo learnedo SDJM,o Mahendergarh.o o Ito haso furtherobeenoaverredothato10oweeks'oregularoparoleocaseoofotheopetitionero wasoinitiatedobyotheoSuperintendent,oDistrictoJail,oKarnal,oono20.05.2022o onotheorequestosentobyotheopetitionerodatedo18.05.2022oandotheosameowaso forwardedotootheoDistrictoMagistrate,oMahendergarh,oatoNarnaulowithoao copyo too theo Commissioner,o Karnalo Division,o Karnal,o foro recommendation/sanctiono video Districto Jail,o Karnal,o officeo lettero No.o 6966-69odatedo20.05.2022.ooTheoDistrictoMagistrate,oMahendergarhoato Karnalo conductedo inquiryo througho Superintendento ofo Police,o MahendergarhoandoitohasobeenostatedobyotheoSuperintendentoofoPolice,o

7o o MahendergarhothatocaseoFIRono.369odatedo26.08.2021ounderoSectionso 147,o149,o323,o447,o506oIPCoandoSectiono25/54/59oofotheoArmsoActowaso registeredoagainstotheopetitioneroatoPoliceoStationoMahendergarhoduringo paroleoperiodoandoheobeingoanohabitualooffender,othereoisoapprehensiono ofoanyokindoofountowardoincidentohenceocaseooforegularoparoleowasonoto recommendedoandoagreeingowithotheoreportoofoSuperintendentoofoPolice,o Mahendergarh,otheotemporaryoreleaseoofotheopetitioneroonoparoleohasonoto beenorecommendedobyoDistrictoMagistrate,oMahendergarhoatoNarnaulo videotheiroendorsementoNo.151/PAodatedo04.07.2022.ooItohasofurthero beeno averredo thato theo temporaryo releaseo ono paroleo caseo ofo theo convict/petitionerohasonotobeenorecommendedobyocompetentoauthorityoi.e.o Commissioner,o Karnalo Division,o Kamalo aftero consideringo theo reporto ofo Superintendento ofo Police,o Mahendergarho ando Districto Magistrate,o MahendergarhoatoNarnaul.oTherefore,oinoviewoofotheoaboveomentionedotheo applicationooforeleaseoofoconvictoPraveenosonoofoSahioRamoonoparoleohaso beenorejectedobyoCompetentoauthorityoi.e.oCommissioner.oKarnaloDivision,o KarnaloinoviewoofopublicointerestoasoperoSectiono6o(1)oofoHaryanaoGoodo ConductoPrisonerso(TemporaryoRelease)oAmendmentoActo2012ovideotheiro EndstoNooParole/1272-73odatedo19-07-2022.o o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero contendedo thato theo impugnedo ordero datedo 19.07.2022o (Annexureo P-1)o iso againsto theo provisionsoofoSectiono11(3)oofotheoHaryanaoGoodoConductoPrisonerso (TemporaryoRelease)oAct,o2022o(hereinafteroreferredotooaso'theoAct'),o whicho provideso thato ifo theo convictedo prisonero iso awardedo majoro punishmento foro anyo jailo offenceo oro haso violatedo theo conditiono ofo

8o o temporaryorelease,oheoshallonotobeoeligibleoforoanyokindoofoparoleoforooneo yearofromotheodateoofosuchooffenceoandowhereasoinotheopresentocaseoFIRo No.369o undero Sectionso 147,o 149,o 323,o 447,o 506o IPCo ando Sectiono 25/54/59oofotheoArmsoActowasoregisteredoono26.08.2021oandowhereaso theoperiodoofooneoyearohasoalreadyoelapsedoandotherefore,otheopetitionero isoentitledoforograntooforeleaseoonoregularoparoleoforotenoweeks.o o o Pero contra,o learnedo Stateo counselo contendedo thato sinceo duringotheoparoleoperiod,oFIRoNo.369owasoregisteredoono26.08.2021,o therefore,ohisoapplicationoforograntooforegularoparoleoforotenoweeksowaso rightlyo rejectedo video ordero datedo 19.07.2022o (Annexureo P-1)o and,o therefore,opetitioneroisonotoentitledofororeleaseoonoparole.o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandoperusedo theorecord.o o o Beforeoproceedingofurther,oitoisoaptotoogiveoreferenceotootheo relevantoprovisionsoofotheoActogoverningotheograntooforegularoparole,o underowhichotheocaseoofotheopetitioneroisogoverned.ooSectiono2oprovideso theodefinitionsoofovariousotermsousedoinotheoAct.ooSectiono2(1)o(i)o(iii)o provideso thato 'regularo parole'o meanso paroleo grantedo too ao convictedo prisonero byo theo competento authorityo undero Sectiono 3.o o Sectiono 3o providesothatotheocompetentoauthorityoshallograntoregularoparoleotooao convictedo prisonero subjecto too sucho conditionso ando procedureo aso specifiedo undero Sectionso 11o ando 12.o o Sectiono 11o provideso thato ao convictedo prisonero shallo beo entitledo foro considerationo foro ao regularo paroleoorofurloughooroemergencyoparoleoorocustodyoparoleounderothiso Actoonly,oifoheoisoonobailoinoallotheocasesowhichoareopendingoagainstohimo

9o o beforeoanyoCourtoorocompetentoauthority.ooSectiono11(3)oprovidesothato anyoconvictedoprisonerowhoohasobeenoawardedominoropunishmentoforo anyo jailo offenceo shallo notobeo entitledo foro anyo kindo ofo paroleo foro sixo monthsofromotheodateoofosuchooffenceoandoaoconvictedoprisonerowhoohaso beenoawardedoaomajoropunishmentoforoanyojailooffenceoorohasoviolatedo theoconditionsoofotemporaryorelease,oshallonotobeoeligibleoforoanyokindoofo paroleoforooneoyearofromotheodateoofosuchooffence.ooSectiono12ogiveso procedureoforoparoleoorofurlough.o o o RelevantoprovisionsoofotheoActoreadoasounder:o-o

1.o(1)oThisoActomayobeocalledotheoHaryanaoGoodoConducto Prisonerso(TemporaryoRelease)oAct,o2022.o xo o o xo o o xo o o xo

2.o(1)oInothisoAct,ounlessotheocontextootherwiseorequires,-o

(i)o "parole"o meanso temporaryo releaseo ofo ao convictedoprisonerofromocustodyoandoisocategorizedo asounder:-oo o xo o xo o xo o xo

(iii)o'regularoparole'omeansoparoleograntedotoo ao convictedo prisonero byo theo competento authorityounderosectiono3;o o o xo o o xo o xo o o xo

3.o(1)oTheocompetentoauthorityoshallograntoregularoparoleo too ao convictedo prisonero subjecto too sucho conditionso ando procedureoasospecifiedounderosectionso11oando12.oo

(2)oTheoperiodoforowhichoaoconvictedoprisoneromayo beoreleasedounderothisosectionoshallobeotenoweeksoino ao calendaro yearo cumulativelyo ando theo convictedo prisoneromayoavailoitoinotwooparts:o o o xo o o xo o o xo o o xo

11.o (1)o Ao convictedo prisonero shallo beo entitledo foro RAVINDER SINGH considerationo foro ao regularo paroleo oro furlougho oro

10o o emergencyoparoleoorocustodyoparoleounderothisoActoonly,oifo heoisoonobailoinoallotheocasesowhichoareopendingoagainsto himobeforeoanyoCourtoorocompetentoauthority.o xo o o xo o o xo

(3)oAnyoconvictedoprisonerowhoohasobeenoawardedoao minoropunishmentoforoanyojailooffence,oshallonotobeo eligibleoforoanyokindoofoparoleoforosixomonthsofromo theodateoofosuchooffence;oandoaoconvictedoprisonero whoo haso beeno awardedo ao majoro punishmento foro anyojailooffenceoorohasoviolatedotheoconditionsoofo temporaryorelease,oheoshallonotobeoeligibleoforoanyo kindoofoparoleoforooneoyearofromotheodateoofosucho offence:oo Providedothatosuchoconvictedoprisoneromayobeosento ono custodyo paroleo too attendo funeralo ofo hiso familyo members."o o o Petitionerowasograntedospecialoparoleofromo21.05.2021otoo

18.09.2021oandohisocaseoforotenoweeksoregularoparoleowasoinitiatedobyo theoSuperintendent,oDistrictoJail,oKarnaloono20.05.2022oonotheorequesto sentobyotheopetitionerodatedo18.05.2022oandotheosameowasoforwardedotoo theo Districto Magistrateo ato Narnaul.o o Theo Districto Magistrate,o MahendergarhoatoNarnauloconductedoinquiryothroughoSuperintendentoofo Police,oMahendergarh,owhereinoitowasostatedothatoaocaseoFIRoNo.369o datedo 26.08.2021o undero Sectionso 147,o 149,o 323,o 447,o 506o IPCo ando Sectiono25/54/59oofotheoArmsoActwasoregisteredoagainstotheopetitionero atoPoliceoStationoCityoMahendergarhoduringoparoleoperiod.o Sinceotheooffenceoduringoparoleoperiodowasocommittedobyo theo petitionero ono 26.08.2021o wheno FIRo No.369o waso registered,o therefore,opetitionerowasonotoeligibleoforograntoofoanyokindoofoparoleoforo

11o o ao periodo ofo oneo yearo fromo theo dateo ofo theo offenceo ino viewo ofo theo provisionsoofoSectiono11(3)oofotheoActouptoo25.08.2022,otherefore,othereo isonooirregularityooroillegalityoinotheoimpugnedoorderodatedo19.07.2022.o o o Inoviewoofotheoabove,opresentopetitionobeingodevoidoofoanyo meritoisodismissed.o o o Needlessotoomentionohereothatoifoanyoapplicationoisomovedo byotheopetitioneroforograntoofoparole,osinceoheohasoalreadyocompletedooneo yearofromotheodateoofocommissionoofooffence,othisoCourtoisosanguineothato anoappropriateoorderoshallobeopassedothereonobyotheocompetentoauthorityo inoaccordanceowitholaw.o o o (NAMIToKUMAR)o

24.01.2023o o o o o o ooooooooJUDGEo R.S.o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedoo :o Yes/Noo o WhetheroReportableoo o :o Yes/Noo