AMAR PAL vs STATE(NCT OF DELHI)

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 19.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 27.02.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 28.02.2026 + W.P. (CRL) 2980/2025 AMAR PAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shiv Chopra, (DHCLSC), Mr. Shravan Pandey, Ms. Surbhi Arora and Ms. Shivani Kaushik, Advocates versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for the State with Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Mr Kshitiz Garg and Mr Anshul Sharma, Advocates CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner seeks issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, direction, order for quashing the rejection order no. F.10(3800430)/CJ/LEGAL/ PHQ/2025/4376, dated 05.08.2025, passed by the Director General (Prisons) and further seeks grant of furlough for a period of three weeks. W.P.(CRL) 2980/2025 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:28.02.2026 19:40:06 2. The facts, as apparent from the records, are that the petitioner herein is presently confined in Central Jail No. 2, Tihar, New Delhi, in connection with a case arising out of FIR No. 560/2008, registered at Police Station Sangam Vihar, Delhi for offences punishable under Sections 376/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟]. He was acquitted by the learned Trial Court, and upon appeal being filed, the petitioner herein was convicted by this Court vide judgment dated 09.12.2019 passed in CRL.A. 1309/2013 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo simple imprisonment for 12 months. The conviction and sentence of the petitioner was thereafter