Chhotelal v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPCR No. 149 of 2020 • Chhotelal S/o Fekulal Bind Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Nagpura, Post Jawalpur, Police Station, Baloda, District- Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Home, Mahanadi Bhavan Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Collector Janjgir, District- Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

3. Superintendent of Police Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :-Mr. N.K. Chatterjee, Adv. For State/Respondent:-Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Dy. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 03/03/2020

1. The petitioner's application for grant of parole has been rejected by the Additional

Collector, Janjgir-Champa vide order dated 26.10.2019 against which, this writ petition has been preferred.

2. Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, learned State Counsel would submit that the concerned District Magistrate, Janjgir-Champa, would reconsider the matter within 10 days in light of the decision rendered by this Court in the matter of Rakesh Shende v. State of Chhattisgarh (in WPCR No. 29 of 2016, decided on 18.11.2016).

3. In view of his submission, the order dated 26.10.2019 is hereby quashed and the case will be reconsidered preferably within 10 days from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law.

4. With the aforesaid observations/ directions, the writ petition stands disposed off.

Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Ankit