Shimla, Aug 2 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notices of contempt to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, Bhaghpat district of Uttar Pradesh for not complying with the court order to release an NDPS convict on parole. The order was issued by the division bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and justice Satyen Vaidya on July 8, a release said.
The petitioner Sadik who is undergoing imprisonment at Model Central Jail Nahan, District Sirmaur (HP) was convicted in a 10 years case of the NDPS Act. It was decided to release him on parole by the High Court on July 29, 2020.
Since the High Court have passed the order to release the convicts on parole accepting the plea of the petitioner and rejected the objection raised by the District Magistrate Baghpat to not released the convict on parole.
The order said that after the rejection of objections made by DM and SP, the two again opposed the plea of the petitioner and did not comply with court order non-recommendation of his case by District Magistrate Baghpat, UP.
The court directed the release of the petitioner on parole for a period of 21 days, subject however order could not be executed due to non-acceptance of Transit or parole bound required to pursue the court order.
We are appalled to note that despite the passage of one year the aforesaid order has not been executed.
What is more shocking is that the District Magistrate, Baghpat as also Superintendent of Police, Bhagpat have chosen to sit over the order of the Court by refusing to release the petitioner on parole.
HC said that both the District Magistrate as also Superintendent of Police, Baghpat are guilty of having deliberately and willfully violated the directions passed by this Court by not releasing the petitioner herein on parole despite specific orders to this effect.
Court order to issue the notice to both officers under Contempt of Courts fixing the next date of hearing on Aug 25, 2021 direction both officers to personally appear before this Court.
