- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18071 WP No. 10896 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 10896 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: JAYASHREE RAJAN I.K., S/O BALAKRISHNAN MOTHER OF CONVICT RAKESHA @ RAKI S/O RAJAN (CTP-3840) AGED 57 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.9, DEVARAJA ARAS NAGAR, OPP. RMC OFFICE, SAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA, KARNATAKA – 577 401. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. UMME SALMA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME, THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:18071 WP No. 10896 of 2025 DHARWAD – 580 008. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA K.S., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 THAT PETITIONER’S SON NAMELY RAKESHA @ RAKI (CTP-3840) S/O RAJAN LODGED IN CENTRAL PRISON, DHARWAD MAY BE ENLARGED/RELEASED OR GRANT GENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS FOR GETTING DONE THE HOUSE RENOVATION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner who is the mother of the convict, is before this Court, seeking release of her son on grant of parole for a period of 90 days. 2. Heard Smt Umme Salma, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri Rahul Cariappa, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents. 3. The son of the petitioner gets embroiled in crime No.56 of 2015 for offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 143, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:18071 WP No. 10896 of 2025 147, 148, 302 and 115 of the IPC. Petitioner is convicted in S.C.No.10028 of 2016. As on today, the petitioner has been in prison for over 10 years and has not availed parole even on a single occasion. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner, mother of the convict is suffering from many ailments, as such the presence of the convict to look after her is imperative. 5. In that light, I deem it appropriate to grant the convict, son of the petitioner, parole for a period of 60 days from the date of his release from prison. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) The Writ Petition is allowed in part. (ii) Respondent No.2 is directed to release the petitioner (CTP No.3840) on general parole for a period of 60 days, from the date of his release. (iii) The convict shall mark his attendance before the jurisdictional police station, weekly once, throughout the period of his general parole and - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:18071 WP No. 10896 of 2025 it would be the responsibility of the jurisdictional police to take him to gaol, in the event, the convict would evade going back to the gaol, after the expiry of the period of parole. (iv) Respondent No.2 shall stipulate strict conditions as are usually stipulated, to ensure return of the convict 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. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 168