IRSHAD @ BABLOO vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~28 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 11.07.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 4004/2024 IRSHAD @ BABLOO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Advocate (through VC) versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for the State with Insp. Arun Dagar, PS Bhalswa Dairy CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner seeks release on first spell of furlough on furnishing cash surety instead of individual surety. In response to the petition, multiple status reports were filed on behalf of State, opposing the petition. I have heard learned counsel for both sides. 2. Briefly stated, vide order dated 01.10.2024 of the competent authority, the petitioner was granted relief of first spell of furlough in case FIR No. 694/2016 of PS Bhalaswa Dairy for offence under Section 302/147/ 148/149/34 IPC. By way of the said order, petitioner was directed to be released on furlough subject to certain conditions, one of which was to furnish surety of Rs.10,000/- with a personal bond in the like amount. Since petitioner was unable to arrange a surety, he moved an application before the competent authority for accepting cash surety instead of individual surety W.P. (CRL.) 4004/2024 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.11 17:42:40 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:11.07.2025 17:55:00 but that request was declined vide order dated 28.11.2024 for the reason that he is serving life sentence and has large sentence to undergo. 3. In one of the status reports, the respondent had enlisted a number of relatives of the petitioner and learned ASC contends that any of them can be produced as surety by the petitioner. In response, learned counsel