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

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 pages 3. On the last date, when the matter was taken up before the predecessor bench, trial arising out of case FIR No. 1007/2020 was pending. But