- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47421 WP No. 34620 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 34620 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O LATE KAVERAPPA AGED 68 YEARS R/AT NO.247, SIDDARTHA NAGARA HOSUR ROAD, MADIVALA BOMMANAHALLI, ANEKAL BENGALURU-560 068 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K RAVISHANKAR.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY IS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OPEN JAIL, DEVANAHALLI AVANTHI POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT- 562 164. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE KARNATAKA PRISON CORRECTIONAL SERVICES BENGALURU-560100. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE MADIVALA POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY BENGALURU - 560 068. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47421 WP No. 34620 of 2025 5. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION ELECTRONIC CITY BENGALURU-560 100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SIDARTH BABU RAO, AGA.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED: 15.11.2025 BEARING NO. OAJ/J1/638/2025- 26 ISSUED BY THE R-2 (PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE-D) TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned AGA accepts notice for respondents. 2. The mother of the detenu-Vasudeva @ Vasu-CTP No.1101, is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i) Issue a Writ of Certiorari and to quash the endorsement dated: 15.11.2025 bearing No. OAJ/J1/638/2025-26 issued by the r-2 (produced vide Annexure-d) to the writ petition ii) Issue a Writ of Mandamus direct the r-2 and 3 to release the petitioners son on parole by granting parole for a period of 30 days to attend and conduct obsequies ceremony of his sister as per the Karnataka prisons and correctional service manual 2021 (produced vide annexure-G) to the writ petition. iii) Issue such other Writ, Order or direction as deemed fit in the circumstance of the case, in the interest of Justice of Equity. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47421 WP No. 34620 of 2025 3. The detenu had been convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 341 and 307 of IPC in S.C.No.178/2015 by the LXVI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru and sentenced on 05.06.2018 with highest of the sentence being imprisonment for life and fine. The detenu, in all, has been incarcerated for a period of 10 years, 5 months, 20 days as on 15.11.2025 and has been on parole for a period of 7 months. 4. The present application has been filed by the mother of the detenu seeking for emergency parole on account of the death of the elder sister of the detenu namely Lakshmi who expired on 12.11.2025. The emergency parole has been sought for to enable the detenu to attend the ceremonies and discharge his due obligations as the brother of the deceased. Death of a near relative being one of the grounds for emergency parole. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47421 WP No. 34620 of 2025 5. Taking into consideration that the detenu had already been released on parole on earlier occasions and there is no complaint against the detenu when so released, I am of the considered opinion that the present application for emergency parole would have to be allowed, more so, when the death of the sister of the detenu has been confirmed by learned AGA upon due verification. 6. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed. ii. Respondent No.2-the Superintendent, Open Jail, Devanahalli, is directed to release the detenu-Vasudeva @ Vasu-CTP No.1101,on emergency parole for a period of 30 days commencing from 19.11.2025, subject to the following conditions. a) The prisoner (CTP No.1101) shall mark his attendance in the jurisdictional Police Station, weekly once throughout the period - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47421 WP No. 34620 of 2025 of his parole and it would be the responsibility of the jurisdictional Police to take him to gaol, in the event, the convict (CTP No.1101) would evade going back to the gaol, after the expiry of the period of emergency parole. b) Respondent No.1 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 KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26