MR. X vs DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS

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$~19 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 07.07.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 954/2025 MR. X .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anup Kumar Das, Advocate versus DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for the State with Inspector Sahi Ram, PS Vasant Vihar CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) CRL.M.A. 8959/2025 (seeking suppression of identity of petitioner) 1. For the reasons mentioned therein, the application is allowed. W.P.(CRL) 954/2025 2. In the earlier round of litigation, furlough application of the petitioner was rejected, which order was upheld by a coordinate bench of this Court. The petitioner filed SLP (Crl.) No. 14143/2024, which was disposed of by the Supreme Court, setting aside the furlough rejection order and directing the competent authority to disclose the reasons for which the petitioner was declared a habitual offender and also to consider application of Rule 1225 of W.P.(CRL) 954/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.07 17:43:20 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:07.07.2025 17:50:07 the 2018 Rules. Thereafter, order dated 19.02.2025 was passed by the competent authority, again rejecting the furlough request. Hence, the present petition. 3. In order dated 19.02.2025, the competent authority did enlist multiple cases on the basis whereof the petitioner was considered to be a habitual offender. But there is nothing in the impugned order dated 19.02.2025 to show that the competent authority considered Rule 1225. 4. In view of the above circumstances, learned ASC in all fairness expresses inability to support the impugned order. With consent of both sides, the impugned order is set aside and matter is rema