- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32854 WP No. 11906 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 11906 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: M N GEETHA W/O MUNDODI, M NANAIAH, @ NANDA CTP 00807 AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O NO. 90, MARAGODU, KODAGU, KARNATAKA - 571252. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SIRAJUDDIN AHMED.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT, THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. 2. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, MYSORE 570007. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.RAHUL CARIAPPA., AGA) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32854 WP No. 11906 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO RELEASE PETITIONERS CONVICT HUSBAND MUNODI M NANAIAH AT NANDA CTP 00807 ON GENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS WITH FURTHER EXTENSION OF 60 DAYS ON THE GROUND THAT ILLNESS OF PETITIONER WHICH IS EVIDENT AND ISSUED BY THE GENERAL HOSPITAL PERIYAPATNA SH21 HASSAN. THE PRESENCE OF HER HUSBAND WHO IS A CONVICT IS ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32854 WP No. 11906 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved by the second respondent's Endorsement dated 25.03.2025 [Annexure-B]. The second respondent has informed the petitioner that his application for General Parole cannot be considered because he has returned to the prison on 04.02.2205 after the benefit of earlier parole of 90 days. Sri Rahul Cariappa, the learned Additional Government Advocate, submits that no exception can be taken with this Endorsement because the petitioner would not be entitled to make an application within six months from the date of returning to the prison on parole in terms of Clause - 638 of the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual -2021 [for short, the 'Manual']. Indeed that would be so, and the petition must be disposed of but with liberty to the petitioner to make another application in the prescribed form - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32854 WP No. 11906 of 2025 observing that if the application is filed, the concerned must consider the same in accordance with the terms of the Manual. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33