- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33859 WP No. 24532 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 24532 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI GIRISH @ GIRIRAJU S/O VENKATARAMAIAH, AGED 53 YEARS, R/AT BAIRAMANGALA, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 109 (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 OME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES NO. 9 SHESHADRI ROAD, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33859 WP No. 24532 of 2025 GANDHI NAGAR BENGALURU-560 009 3. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA ELECTRONIC CITY POST BENGALURU-560 100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K. P. YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ENDORSEMENT LETTER ISSUED BY R3 BEARING NO. BCP/CTP-SEC/5310/2025 DATED 20/JUN/2025 PRODUCED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE-D AND ISSUE A WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENT TO GRANT GENERAL PAROLE OF 90 DAYS TO THE PETITIONER. 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:33859 WP No. 24532 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner is convicted for different offences punishable under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner has served more than four years, including the remission period. The petitioner's application for general parole is rejected by the second respondent because of a report filed by the jurisdictional police. The petitioner has applied for general parole stating that he must help his family in repairing their house. The report by the jurisdictional police is that the petitioner's family does not own any land and his family does not stay in the village. Mr. Vijaya Prasad, the learned counsel for the petitioner, to show otherwise relies upon RTC for the land in Sy.No.33/4 of Hollenahalli, Thippasandra Hobli, Magadi Taluk and contends that the revenue entries for this land stand in the name of the petitioner's mother. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33859 WP No. 24532 of 2025 In terms of the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual 2021, especially after this Court's decision on the efficacy of the amendment to Rule 191 of the Karnataka Prison Rules, 1974 in W.P.No.11541/2025 disposed of on 19.08.2025, the merits of the petitioner's request must be considered by the Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional Services, and in the circumstances, this Court is of the view that the petitioner's request must indeed be considered by the aforesaid Officer not only in the light of the reasons that are offered on perusal of records but also the purpose for which the general parole is granted. Hence, the following: ORDER [A] The petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to forward a certified copy of this order, through his counsel, to the third respondent through E-mail [cpblr.prisons- - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33859 WP No. 24532 of 2025 kar@gov.in], and the third respondent is directed to forward the entire file to the Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional Services within a week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. [B] The Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional Services is called upon to consider all the circumstances in the light of this Court's observation and communicate the decision to the petitioner within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the records. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB