- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35464 WP No. 34135 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 34135 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: CHAYAMANI W/O KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS BESIDE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL BAGURU VILALGE AND HOBLI CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT KARNATAKA-573111. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P DAROJI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARIAT DEPARTMENT OF HOME Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35464 WP No. 34135 of 2024 VIDHANASOUDHA BANBALROE-560001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CENTRAL PRISON ASHOKA ROAD NEAR FOUNTAIN CIRCLE MYSORE-570007. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K P YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO RELEASE THE CONVICT ON PAROLE FOR 90 DAYS TO THE PRISONER (CTP NO. 00678) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRESH MATTERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35464 WP No. 34135 of 2024 ORAL ORDER The petitioner's son is convicted for life for offences punishable under Sections 302, 201 r/w. Section 34 of IPC in SC No.80/2014 on the file of the III Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Hassan. The petitioner's son has been in prison for over five years, without the benefit of parole. Sri Prasanna Kumar P. Daroji, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has sought for parole for her son because she needs assistance in effecting repairs to the house and that the petitioner's son when admitted to parole earlier has returned with no reason for complaint. However, Ms.K.P.Yashodha, the learned Additional Government Advocate, submits that the Report is that if the petitioner' son is admitted to parole, there would be untoward incident. It is not in dispute that no decision is taken pursuant to this Report, and this Court opines that that the decision - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35464 WP No. 34135 of 2024 will have to be taken by the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services on receipt of a Report in terms of the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual 2021. If the petitioner's application is pending for a period of over one year without orders, this Court must enable expeditious decision and in the light of the purpose for which parole is admitted. As such, the following: ORDER a. The petition stands disposed of. b. The petitioner, through her learned counsel, is reserved liberty to file a certified copy of this order with the second respondent [by email: cpmys.prisons-kar@gov.in] calling upon the second respondent to forward all the records including the report dated 22.09.2024 to the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35464 WP No. 34135 of 2024 c. The Director General of Prisons shall take a decision in the light of this Court's observation and communicate the same to the petitioner within four [4] weeks from the date of receipt of the report. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-