- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53488 WP No. 31424 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 31424 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SYED ATEEQ S/O SYED ASIF AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, CONVICT PRISONER SYED ASIF CTP-15508 R/O. #81, 4TH CROSS, BHARATHMATHA LAYOUT, VENKATESHPURAM KG HALLI, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA560045 …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 BANGALORE-560100. 3. SHO KADUGONDANAHALLI P.S BANGALORE-560045 (JURISDICTIONAL POLICE STATION) …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53488 WP No. 31424 of 2025 RESPONDENT NO.2 TO RELEASE THE CONVICT SYED ASIF CTP 15508 ON GENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS IN ORDER TO FIX THE MARRIAGE OF HIS DAUGHTER AND TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL TIES WITH THE FAMILY AND IN ORDER TO SAVE HIMSELF FROM EVIL EFFECTS DUE TO LONG INCARCERATION. THE PRESENCE OF THE CONVICT WHO IS THE FATHER IS ESSENTIAL FOR PURPOSE TO FIX THE MARRIAGE OF HIS DAUGHTER AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Son of the detenu – Syed Asif – CTP No.15508 is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Direct the R2 to release the convict Syed Asif CTP- 15508 on general parole for a period of 90 days in order to fix the marriage of his daughter and to maintain social ties with the family and in order to save himself from evil effects due to long incarceration. The presence of the convict who is the father is essential for purpose to fix the marriage of his daughter. b. Pass any other order(s) which this court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice. 2. The detenu had been convicted in Spl.C.No.141/2021 for offences punishable under Sections 120B, 143, 144, 145 of IPC, under Sections 147, 148, 188, 353, 427, 435 r/w 149 and under Section 2 of KPD & LP Act, 1981 and under Section 16, 18, 20 of UAP Act, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53488 WP No. 31424 of 2025 1967 by the XLIX Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge (Spl. Judge for trial of NIA cases), Bangalore and sentenced on 23.07.2025 for maximum of seven years of imprisonment. 3. An application for parole having been made on the ground to fix the marriage of the daughter of the detenu’, the same came to be rejected on account of there being nine (9) other criminal proceedings pending against the detenu. 4. Considering that the detenu had pleaded guilty and had been sentenced to seven (7) years of imprisonment and the other cases which are pending against the petitioner, eight (8) of which being matters for minor offences and one (1) of them being for offences under Sections 353 and 332, I am of the considered opinion that the detenu himself having pleaded guilty, having been incarcerated for a period of 4 years, 11 months, 17 days, as on 05.10.2025, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53488 WP No. 31424 of 2025 can be released on parole for a period of 30 days to ascertain the bonafides of the detenu. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. ii) Respondent–Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Bangalore, is directed to release the detenu – Syed Asif – CTP No.15508 on parole for a period of 30 days commencing from 22.12.2025, subject to the following conditions: a) The prisoner – Syed Asif – CTP No.15508 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. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53488 WP No. 31424 of 2025 b) Respondent No.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 PRS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 65