- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31359 WP No. 13314 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 13314 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: RAJEEVALOCHANABABU S/O LATE CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, ARALIMARADAPALYA, 150 FT. MAIN ROAD, SIRA GATE TUMKURU-572 137. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KIRAN S S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARIAT, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE- 560 001 2. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANAGHRAHARA, BANGALORE- 580 100 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SIDDALINGAIAHNA PALYA, 84MC PLUS JVC, TUMKUR Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31359 WP No. 13314 of 2025 KARNATAKA 572 103 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K. P. YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT AS ANNX-B ISSUED BY THE R2 DATED 09/04/2025 BY DIRECTING THE R2/CENTRAL PRISON, BANGALORE, TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON GENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS IN NO. BCP/CTP- SEC/560/2025 AND PRISONER CTP NO. 14062 CONVICTED BY THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 10/11/2023 PASSED BY THE HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IN CRL.APL.NO. 445/2017 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 302 R/W 34 OF IPC, SEC. 201 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner has sought for general parole, which is rejected by the Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Bangalore by an Endorsement dated 09.04.2025. The learned counsel for the petitioner, while placing the photographs of the petitioner's mother to emphasize her health condition, submits - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31359 WP No. 13314 of 2025 that the petitioner could make a request for emergency parole to spend some time with his mother. In consideration of these submissions, the petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make an application in Form No.9 of the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual 2021 directing the concerned Authorities to consider the same and pass just orders expeditiously, and in any event, within a week from today. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB