- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1627 WP No. 107719 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107719 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI. HANUMARADDI GADARADDI S/O TULASARADDI, AGED. 24 YEARS, 3RD CROSS, CHANNASANDRA, WHITEFIELD, BENGALURU- 560067. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRASANNAKUMAR P. DAROJI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, SESHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU- 560003. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, DHARWAD- 580008. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO RELEASE THE PRISONER NO. 5092 TULASAREDDY MUDUKAPPA S/O KRISHNAPPA GADAREDDY ON GENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS. PASS SUCH OTHER Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1627 WP No. 107719 of 2024 ORDERS/DIRECTIONS CONSIDERING THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE TOGETHER AS TO COSTS IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDERS WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) The petitioner is before this Court seeking grant of parole to his father for a period of 90 days. 2. The father of the petitioner gets embroiled in a crime which is tried before the Court of Sessions for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the IPC inter alia. Since 05.01.2012 the father of the petitioner is said to be in prison and submits an application seeking parole for the first time. 3. The petitioner’s father, in terms of prison certificate, has completed 8 years 2 months 1 day in prison and does not serve any adverse report, is the information of the learned AGA, on instructions. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1627 WP No. 107719 of 2024 4. In that light, I deem it appropriate to grant the parole to the petitioner’s father for a period of 30 days which becomes operational from 30.01.2025. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (1) The Writ Petition is allowed in part. (2) Mandamus issues to respondent No.2 to consider the representation of the petitioner and release the detenue/Tulasareddy @ Mudukappa S/o. Krishnappa Gadareddy (CTP No.5092) on general parole for a period of 30 days which becomes operational from the forenoon of 30.01.2025, subject to the following conditions: (i) The convict (CTP No.5092) 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 him to gaol, in the event, the convict (CTP No. 5092) would evade going back to - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1627 WP No. 107719 of 2024 the gaol, after the expiry of the period of general parole. (ii) Respondent No.1 shall stipulate strict conditions as are usually stipulated, to ensure return of the detenue to the gaol and that he shall not commit any other offence during the period of parole. (3) The petitioner is at liberty to seek extension of parole, which shall be considered looking at the conduct of the father of the petitioner – convict while he is out on parole. (4) The registry is directed to communicate the order to the prison authority for its execution. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NAA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25