PURAN PRASAD vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~62 * IN THEHIGH COURTOF DELHIAT NEW DELHI + W.P.(Crl) 2085/2025 PURAN PRASAD ....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yugansh Mittal. Adv (DHCLSC) versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for State with Mr. Arjit Sharma and Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advs. Inspector Chetan Singh Meena. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL ORDER (ORAL) % 29.07.2025 1. The petitioner, Mr. Puran Prasad, is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter “BNSS”) seeking directions for his release on parole for a period of three months in connection with his conviction in FIR no. 280/2012 registered at PS Khyala under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1908 (hereinafter “IPC”). 2. He also prays for release along with his co-convicts in case their furlough/parole clashes with parole that may be granted to him on occasion of his wife’s pregnancy, owing to the familial relationship shared with the other co-convicts. 3. The petitioner is presently confined in Central Jail no. 2, Tihar, New Delhi, and has undergone a period of incarceration of just over 10 years. 4. The present petition seeks parole on the ground that the petitioner’s Signature Not Verified Signed By:AAKANSHA W.P.(Crl) 2085/2025 Page 1 of 6 SHARMA Signing Date:29.07.2025 20:02:31 wife is expecting, and that she is nearing the end of her term of pregnancy. Having been verified, her due date for delivery is 01.08.2025. 5. In furtherance of these objectives, prior to approaching this Court, The petitioner submitted an application dated 25.05.2025 seeking parole on the same ground, to the Secretary, Home (General) Department, Government of NCT of Delhi. 6. The application, along with the petitioner’s nominal roll, were fo