MR. X vs DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS

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 pages GIRISH 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 sh