- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16796 WP No. 9034 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 9034 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI ANAND KUMAR @ KUMAR S/O PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT SOMPUR, BANTENAHALLY POST BELUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN – 573 115 (CURRENTLY SERVING LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN CENTRAL PRISON, BENGALURU CONVICT PRISONER NO. 11555). …PETITIONER (BY SRI SANKESH A. BOHRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES NO.9, SHESHADRI ROAD GANDHI NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 009. 2. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA ELECTRONIC CITY POST, BENGALURU – 560 100. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA K. S., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16796 WP No. 9034 of 2025 ENDORSEMENT LETTER ISSUED BY R-2 BEARING BCP/CTP- SEC/20756/2024 DTD 20.02.2025, I.E. ANNX-C AND ISSUE A WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO GRANT GENERAL PAROLE OF 90 DAYS TO THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner - convict (CTP No.11555) – Ananda Kumar @ Kumar, is before this Court seeking a direction by issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus to respondent No.2 to release the convict on general parole for a period of 90 days in terms of the Prison Manual. 2. Heard Sri Sankesh A. Bohra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rahul Cariappa, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents – State. 3. The petitioner gets embroiled in a crime and is tried in S.C.No.14/2012 for the offences under Sections 302 and 498A of the IPC. He is sentenced in terms of the judgment of the concerned Court dated 25.09.2019. The petitioner files an - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16796 WP No. 9034 of 2025 application before the Chief Superintendent of Central Prison seeking general parole on the ground of renovation of his house, which is in a dilapidated condition. The same is rejected by an endorsement dated 20.02.2025. The petitioner after the said denial of the application, is knocking at the doors of this Court seeking his enlargement on general parole on the aforesaid score. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been in prison for the last 13 years 1 month as per the prison certificate. The convict has not availed any kind of parole in his conviction period and now the petitioner is seeking his release on general parole on the ground that the house he was residing is in dilapidated condition and requires renovation. The conduct of the convict in terms of the imprisonment certificate is satisfactory and therefore, seeks his release on general parole for the purpose of renovation of the house. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16796 WP No. 9034 of 2025 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate would submit that there is no adverse against the convict while he is in prison. 6. In the light of the aforesaid submissions, I deem it appropriate to grant the convict – CTP No.11555 general parole for a period of 60 days, which becomes operational from the forenoon of 28.04.2025 upto the evening of 26.06.2025. 7. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) The Writ Petition is allowed in part. (ii) Mandamus issues to respondent No.2 to consider the representation of the petitioner and release the detenue/Nawaz Khan, (CTP No.11555) on general parole from the forenoon of 28.04.2025, till the evening of 26.06.2025. (iii) The petitioner - convict (CTP No.11555) - shall mark his attendance in the jurisdictional police station, weekly once throughout the period of his parole and it would be the responsibility of the jurisdictional police to take him to gaol, in the event, the convict (CTP No.11555) would evade going back to the gaol, after the expiry of the period of general parole. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:16796 WP No. 9034 of 2025 (iv) Respondent No.2 shall stipulate strict conditions as are usually stipulated, to ensure return of the detenue to the gaol and that he shall not commit any other offence during the period of parole. (v) Registry is directed to communicate this order to respondent No.2, by way of electronic mail, forthwith. (vi) The petitioner is at liberty to seek extension of parole, which shall be considered looking at the conduct of the petitioner – convict while he is out on parole. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21 CT:SS