SALEEM vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 20.03.2025 W.P.(CRL) 447/2025 SALEEM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Harshit Jain, Mr. Rahul Kumar and Mr. Shubham Singh, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the State with SI Sangeeta, P.S. Shahbad Dairy. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. The petitioner, by way of the present writ petition, seeks issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing of order Ref. F.10(003470051)/CJ/Legal/PHQ/2024/7560 dated 30.10.2024, passed by the Office of Director General of Prisons, Prison Headquarters, Tihar, and issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus seeking grant of first spell of furlough for a period of 21 days. 2. As evident from records, the petitioner herein is presently lodged in Central Jail No. 14, Tihar, New Delhi, and is serving life sentence awarded to him in case arising out of FIR No. 163/2012, registered at Police Station Shahabad Dairy, Delhi, for offence under 3. After conclusion of trial, the petitioner was convicted vide judgment dated 25.08.2015, and by way of order on sentence dated 25.0