- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38283 WP No. 28749 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 28749 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: BHAGYASHREE D V C/O ARUN KUMAR M AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/A DODAMUDDENHALLI DEVANAHALLI PO: BIJJAWARA, BANGALORE KARNATAKA- 562110 HUSBAND OF PETITIONER ARUN KUMAR M CTP 14067 S/O MANJANNA AGE ABOUT 31 YEARS PRESENTLY LODGED AT CENTRAL PRISON BANGALORE 560100 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAVEED AHMED Z, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SIRAJUDDIN AHMED., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38283 WP No. 28749 of 2025 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001 2. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, BANGALORE 56100 3. SHO, KOLAR RURAL P S KOLAR DISTRICT 563101 (JURISDICTIONAL POLICE STATION) …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER'S HUSBAND ARUN KUMAR M CTP 14067 ONGENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS CITING THAT THE PETITIONERS HUSBAND WHO IS THE CONVICT PRISONER IN BANGALORE CENTRAL PRISON NEED TO MAINTAIN MARITAL RELATIONSHIP AND TO PERFORM HIS CONJUGAL OBLIGATIONS AND TO PERFORM CONJUGAL DUTIES - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38283 WP No. 28749 of 2025 AS A HUSBAND THAT THE COUPLE HAVE NO CHILDREN SINCE THEIR CHILD PASSED AWAY IN 2021. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner's husband is sentenced for life in S.C. No.15046/2021, and the petitioner seeks parole of her husband on the ground that they are without children though their marriage is solemnized in the year 2019. The application by the petitioner's husband for parole is rejected by the second respondent because of the Report filed by the Superintendent of Police, Kolar District, Kolar. Sri Naveed Ahmed, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt K P Yashodha, a learned Additional Government Advocate who is called upon to accept notice for the respondents, are heard for final disposal of the petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38283 WP No. 28749 of 2025 This Court finds that this is not a case where this Court must intervene under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and the petitioner must be at liberty to file an application with the second respondent as contemplated under the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual, 2021 for due consideration by the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services within the timeline stipulated therein. With liberty in this regard and stipulating that the petitioner, through her counsel, will be at liberty to file such application with the second respondent [by email: cpblr.prisons- kar@gov.in], the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-