CHANDER PRAKASH ALIAS PAPPU vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24.02.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 4027/2024 CHANDER PRAKASH ALIAS PAPPU .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Sunita Arora, Advocate (DHCLSC) versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC (Crl.) for the State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Ms. Chavi Lazarus, Ms. Sanskriti Nimbekar and Mr. Rahul Kochar, Advocates Insp. Mukesh Kumar, P.S. Uttam Nagar CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J (ORAL): 1. This petition has been filed seeking quashing of the order dated 05.12.2024 passed by the competent authority declining the Petitioner’s request for releasing him on furlough on cash surety along with a personal bond. 2. It is stated in the petition that the Petitioner was released on furlough multiple times in the year 2023-2024. It is stated that on these occasions, the Petitioner had duly furnished the surety through his cousin brother. 3. It is stated that the Petitioner’s family comprises of his wife, two major sons and one major daughter. However, they are unwilling to furnish his surety. It is stated that the Petitioner is presently working in a weaving Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(CRL) 4027/2024 Page 1 of 5 By:MAHIMA SHARMA Signing Date:26.02.2025 19:38:45 unit inside the jail and earns a monthly amount of Rs. 8,000/- and willing to give a cash surety. The relevant averments are made at paragraph nos. 7, 10 and 11 of the petition. 4. Learned ASC has placed the status report enclosing the statement of the Petitioner’s wife, Mrs. Anita. 5. A perusal of the status report shows that Mrs. Anita is a 50-year-old woman residing in Delhi itself at A-52, 2nd floor, Ram Nagar, Om Vihar, near Metro Pillar No. 704, Uttam Nagar, Delhi. Her