Santosh Chandra v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPCR No. 483 of 2018 Santosh Chandra S/o Shri Resham Lal Chandra @ Chikhliha Aged About 35 Years R/o Village- Nagihar, Police Station- Malkharauda, District- JanjgirChampa, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Home (Jail) Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. The Director General Of Prisons And Correctional Services Chhattisgarh Head Quarter- Prisons And Correctional Services Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. The District Magistrate District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

4. The Jail Superintendent Central Jail Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Rishi Rahul Soni, Advocate For State :

Mr. Ramakant Mishra, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 24/08/2018 Heard.

1.

The petitioner's grievance is that repeated applications and reminders for grant of parole have remained undecided. Attention of this Court is brought to the provision contained under Rule 7 of the Chhattisgarh Prisoner's Leave Rules, 1989, which reads as under :

"7. The examination of request of a prisoner for leave shall be treated as urgent at all stages and orders on the request shall be communicated to the prisoner expeditiously as far as possible."

2.

In view of the aforesaid provision, it is obligatory on the part of the authority to decide such application of prisoners as early as possible.

3.

Considering the period for which the application has remained undecided, the respondent No.3 is directed to decide the application within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4.

The petition is accordingly disposed off.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rekha