- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9313 WP No. 6106 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 6106 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: PRAMOD KUMAR P, S/O PRASANNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 45, 7TH BLOCK, ANANTHAKUMAR ROAD, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 070. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VACHESPATHI RAMA PRABHAKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY KAMAKSHIPALYA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, MAGADI MAIN ROAD, KAMAKSHIPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 079. 2. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, BENGALURU PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, ELECTRONIC CITY POST, BENGALURU - 560 100. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RELEASE Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9313 WP No. 6106 of 2025 OF THE PETITIONER BEARING CTP NO. 14793 ON PAROLE TO ENABLE HIM TO GET TREATED AT APPROPRIATE HOSPITAL FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS WITH LIBERTY TO SEEK EXTENSION OF THE SAME IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT AS PER MEDICAL REPORT IN ANNX-C AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction for his release on parole for a period of ninety days. The petitioner was accused in C.C.No.13095/2008 and C.C.No.11515/2008 for offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The petitioner has been convicted and is been in prison for three months and twenty days. 2. Heard Shri Vachespathi Rama Prabhakar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Shri Shamanth Naik, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9313 WP No. 6106 of 2025 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner owing to certain ailments, the petitioner needs higher medical care at different hospital and has produced certain documents which depict the deteriorating health condition of the petitioner. 4. In that light, I deem it appropriate to grant the petitioner emergency parole for 30 days to become operational from 07.03.2025 to 05.04.2025. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) The Writ Petition is allowed in part. (ii) Mandamus issues respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner and release the petitioner on emergency parole for 30 days, from the forenoon of 07.03.2025, till the evening of 05.04.2025. (iii) The respondents shall stipulate strict conditions as are usually stipulated, to ensure the return of the detenue (CTP No.14793) to the gaol and that he shall not commit any other offence during the period of emergency parole. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9313 WP No. 6106 of 2025 (iv) The petitioner (CTP No.14793) shall mark his attendance in the jurisdictional police station, weekly once throughout the period of his emergency parole and it would be the responsibility of the jurisdictional police to take him to gaol, in the event, the petitioner would evade going back to the gaol, after the expiry of the period of emergency parole. (v) Registry is directed to communicate this order to the respondents, by way of electronic mail, forthwith. (vi) The petitioner is at liberty to seek extension of parole, which shall be considered looking at the conduct of the petitioner – convict while he is out on emergency parole. Sd/- ______________________ JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17 CT: BHK