The court’s observation came as it set aside an order passed by the Punjab and Haryana high court, which had held as illegal the Gujarat government’s decision, declining benefit of premature release to a man sentenced to life term under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA).
The High Court had also directed Gujarat government to release on parole for three months convict Lal Singh, who was transferred from central prison of Ahmedabad to Jalandhar Central jail on the ground that his family was in Punjab and their financial condition was precarious.
However, the Gujarat government had challenged the August 2012 order of the High Court. Allowing the appeal of Gujarat government, a bench of justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh said an “abrupt direction” was issued by the High Court to release Singh on parole.
“The impugned order, as we notice, is gloriously silent and, in fact, an abrupt direction has been issued to release the first respondent on parole for a period of three months.