Punjab and Haryana High Court lifts bar on Haryana Govt to grant of parole to Gurmeet Ram Rahim
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, August 10, 2024: The Punjab and Haryana High Court lifted the bar on the Haryana government to grant parole to Dera Sacha Saudha Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
In February this year, the HC ordered the Haryana government to not consider Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s case for further parole without its permission.
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A division bench disposed of the petition moved by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) in 2023 against alleged misuse of law in granting of temporary release to Dera Chief.
Advocate Jitendra Khurana representing Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh says, "SGPC had filed an application in Punjab and Haryana High Court by the way of which an impression was being given to the court that parole and furlough being granted by Haryana to Ram Rahim was not being done as per the law. On this petition, the High Court directed the state of Haryana to file an affidavit stating how many prisoners are being granted parole and furlough. The state of Haryana filed the affidavit mentioning 89 such cases and two persons whose parole was rejected. High Court has directed Haryana that if Ram Rahim is eligible then parole & furlough must be given to him as per law."