- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37193 WP No. 18469 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 18469 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI RAGHAVENDRA K S S/O SWAMY N, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO.19, KADLAPPA HOUSE, 13TH CROSS, KALIDASA CIRCLE, RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK, SRINAGAR, BENGALURU CITY. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RANGANATH REDDY R.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37193 WP No. 18469 of 2025 2. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPANA AGRAHARA, BANGALORE-560100. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.K.P. YASHODHA., ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUITON OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) QUASH THE ORDER DATED 10/04/2025 PASSED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT IN NO./CPB/CTP- SEC/640/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE A AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE SECOND RESPONDENT TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON GENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS TO REPAIR HIS HOUSE AND ASSIST HIS OLD PARENTS; II. CALL FOR RECORDS IF NECESSARY FOR THE RECORDS IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULED PROPERTY FROM THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENTS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37193 WP No. 18469 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner's application for general parole is rejected by the second respondent vide Endorsement dated 10.04.2025 [Annexure-A], and the second respondent has rejected this application because of a pending proceedings in which the petitioner's application for grant of bail is to be considered. It cannot be gainsaid that if the petitioner's bail application is pending in the proceedings, that should be a condition to reject the application. As such, no exception can be taken, and the petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an application in the prescribed Form under the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual, 2021 subject to orders on the pending bail application. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-