- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45855 WP No. 31760 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 31760 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SMT VANITHA B S W/O GIRIRAJU V AGE ABOUT 36 YEARS R/A 59, WARD NO 08, KETHIGANAHALLI NEW LAYOUT NEAR RAILWAY STATION, BIDADI, RAMANAGARA-562109 (W/O CONVICT SRI GIRISH @ GIRIRAJU CURRENTLY SERVING IMPRISONMENT IN CENTRAL PRISON, BENGALURU (CONVICT PRISONER NO 12593) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYA PRASSAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES NO 9, SHESHADRI ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR BENGALURU 560009 3. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, ELECTRONIC CITY POST BENGALURU-560100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.K.P.YASHODHA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45855 WP No. 31760 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO GRANT GENERAL PAROLE OF 90 DAYS TO THE PETITIONERS. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner- wife of Detenu Girish @ Giriraju (CTP No.12593) is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondents to grant general parole of 90 days to the petitioners. b. Pass such other orders / directions considering the facts and circumstances of the case, together with costs in the interest of justice. 2. The detenu had been convicted in S.C.No.193/2005 for offences under Section 3, 4, 6 of DP Act, 1961 and under Section 498(A), 304(B) r/w 34 of IPC by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara and sentenced on 6.01.2022 with a maximum sentence of seven years. The detenu has served a period of 3 years 6 months 29 days of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45855 WP No. 31760 of 2025 imprisonment as on 14.07.2025 and the detenu had been granted three emergency paroles earlier, as regards which there is no particular complaint against the petitioner. The petitioner having made another application for parole, same came to be rejected on account of adverse police report. 3. A perusal of the police report indicates that it deals with the conviction of the detenu and does not cover any issue as regards the petitioner being a flight risk and or could cause any harm or injury to the victim/s or victim/s causing any harm to the detenu. The detenu having been released on emergency parole thrice earlier, and there is no complaint against the detenu, I pass the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. ii) Respondent–Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Bangalore, is directed to release the detenu- Girish @ Giriraju (CTP No.12593) on parole for a period of 60 days commencing - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45855 WP No. 31760 of 2025 from 17.11.2025 or from the date of release, whichever is earlier, subject to the following conditions: a) The prisoner- Girish @ Giriraju (CTP No.12593) 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 them to gaol, in the event, the convict would evade going back to the gaol, after the expiry of the period of parole. b) Respondent-1-State of Karnataka shall stipulate strict conditions as are usually stipulated to ensure return of the detenu to the gaol and that he shall not commit any other offence during the period of parole. iii) The Registry is directed to communicate the order to the prison authority for its immediate execution. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 29