MALKHAN vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~12 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 22.07.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 3932/2024 MALKHAN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Mudita Sharda and Mr. Adriyan Abbi, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Abhijit Kumar, Advocate with Inspector Rambir Singh, PS Adarsh Nagar CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner assails order dated 15.10.2024 of the Competent Authority whereby his application for being released on parole was rejected on the grounds of the gravity of offence committed by him and his unsatisfactory conduct reflected in the nominal rolls. 2. It appears that vide order dated 22.01.2025, objection of the State was recorded by the predecessor bench to the effect that address of petitioner could not be verified. From order dated 04.03.2025 of the predecessor bench it appears that according to the status report filed by the State, petitioner was earlier residing in a jhuggi as a permissive user, but did not have any relationship with the owner/tenant of the jhuggi. W.P.(CRL) 3932/2024 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.22 17:30:57 +05'30' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:22.07.2025 18:04:35 3. Learned counsel for respondent submits that State has not been able to verify as to where the petitioner would reside, in case released on parole. But that can be taken care of by the jail authorities by ascertaining soundness of the surety to be produced by the petitioner. 4. So far as the grounds of rejection are concerned, the offence for which the petitioner is facing sentence of life imprisonment is under Section 302 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act. The petitioner has already spent more than 15 years in jail. The ground