PURAN PRASAD vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14.05.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 1539/2026 & CRL.M.A. 15159/2026 PURAN PRASAD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhinav Sekhri and Mr. Aru Vashisht, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for the State with Inspector Chetan Singh CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The limited prayer in this petition is for directions to the respondent to decide the parole application of petitioner within one week. Learned ASC submits that all efforts shall be done to decide the parole application within one week but on account of administrative exigencies, he seeks two weeks. 2. Considering the overall circumstances, the petition is disposed of directing the State to decide the parole application of the petitioner within W.P.(CRL) 1539/2026 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1557 0996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2026.05.14 05:29:25 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:14.05.2026 17:37:01 two weeks from today. 3. Copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent for compliance. Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff8 01e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.05.14 05:29:10 +05'30' GIRISH