- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11200 WP No. 7253 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 7253 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: ANNAPPA S/O THAKKAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT VIRUPAKSIPURA HOBLI IGGALURU, CHANNAPATNA RAMANAGARA, KARNATAKA - 562 138 PRESENTLY SERVING SENTENCE IN BENGALURU CENTRAL PRISON (CTP NO.14331) …PETITIONER (BY SRI MANJUNATH S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND PRISON VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, SESHADRI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 003. 3. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11200 WP No. 7253 of 2025 BENGALURU – 560 100. 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RAMANAGARA POLICE BHAVAN B.M.ROAD, RAMANAGARA – 562 159. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-3 TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON GENERAL PAROLE BY CONSIDERING THE REQUEST OF THE PETITIONER DTD. 24.02.2025 VIDE ANNX-C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction to the 3rd respondent to release him on general parole. Petitioner is convicted for an offence punishable under Section 326 r/w Section 34 of the IPC. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate, on verification of records, would submit that the convict has spent - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11200 WP No. 7253 of 2025 only 1 year and 1 month in prison and for release on general parole minimum of 2 years imprisonment is what is required. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner would seek to withdraw the petition and file a fresh petition seeking emergency parole. Reserving such liberty, petition is disposed as withdrawn. Consequently, I.A.No.1 of 2025 also stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37 CT:SS