SANDEEP KUMAR ALIAS MANOJ vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 08, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 4048/2025 SANDEEP KUMAR ALIAS MANOJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunil Upadhyay, Adv. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC for the State with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar & Ms. Amisha Gupta, Advs. SI Avinash Kumar, PS- Anand Vihar CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The petitoiner seeks emergency parole in FIR No. 507/2008 registered at Police Station Anand Vihar, for the offences under Sections 302/307/324/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’), for a period of two months, on the ground of performing the last rites (Tehrvi) of his deceased father, attending family obligations and maintain family and social ties. 2. By judgment dated 30.03.2012 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, the petitioner was convicted for the offences under section 302/34 IPC and by order on sentence dated 03.04.2012, the petitioner Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. KAUR Signing Date:08.12.2025 W.P.(CRL) 4048/2025 Page 1 of 5 16:16:59 3. The nominal roll indicates that the petitioner has already spent more than 13 years in custody. 4. The status report verifies that the father of the petitioner had expired on 27.11.2025 and the last rites/rituals (Tehrvi) is now scheduled for 09.12.2025. The cremation receipt bearing No. 3185 dated 27.11.2025 from Shiv Shankar Shamshan Ghat, Jhohripur, was found genuine. The Rituals are scheduled to be held at House No. 460, Gali No. 6, Phase 5, Shiv Vihar, Karawal Nagar, Delhi and the neighbours have also confirmed the death and last rites. 5. The nominal roll further indicates that the present pe