RANA PRATAP SINGH vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR & ANR.

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$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 26.03.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 511/2025 RANA PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Tanya Agarwal, DHCLSC versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, Advocate for R1 with SI Dharamveer, PS Chhawla Mr. Ishkaran S. Bhandari, Advocate for R2 CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The petitioner, serving sentence of life imprisonment, seeks setting aside of order dated 03.12.2024, whereby his request for being released on parole for four weeks was declined. 2. By way of detailed order dated 03.12.2024, impugned in the present petition, the Assistant Commandant (Lit.) on behalf of Director General BSF rejected the application of the petitioner for being released on parole for four weeks to maintain social ties with family and to look-after his aged parents suffering with old age related ailments. In the impugned order, the offence of multiple murders by the petitioner has been described, from which it W.P.(CRL) 511/2025 Page 1 of 3 pages Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:26.03.2025 19:20:06 appears that on the night intervening 16th and 17th November 2008, the petitioner on official duty killed four nationals of Bangladesh after crossing over the India-Bangladesh Border. In connection with that crossing over, the petitioner was also charged for the offence of leaving the picket without permission of his superior officers. In addition, it is further alleged in the impugned order that during his previous parole, the petitioner got involved in a case for offence under Section 354 IPC and Section 10 POCSO Act through FIR no. 1007/2020 of PS Chhawla. 3. On the last date, when the matter was taken up before the pr