- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45859 WP No. 32058 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 32058 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MOHAN KUMAR K M S/O. MANJU, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, R/AT NO. KEREHALLI, MUKKADAHALLI POST, CHAMARAJANAGARA POST-571 128. THE PETITIONER IS THE SON OF THE CONVICT PRISONER N. 19679 MANJU WHO IS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE IN MYSORE CENTRAL PRISON …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRADEEP PATIL.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, SHESHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU-560 003. 3. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, MYSORE-570 002. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45859 WP No. 32058 of 2025 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT, CHAMARAJANAGARA-571 313. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE R3 TO RELEASE THE CONVICT PRISONER NO.19679 MANJU S/O MAHADEVEGOWDA ON GENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner- son of Mohan Kumar.K.M (CTP No.19679) is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the R3 to release the Convict prisoner No. 19679 Manju S/o Mahadevegowda on general parole for a period of 90 days. b. Pass such other orders/ directions considering the facts and circumstances of the case together as to costs in the interest of justice. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45859 WP No. 32058 of 2025 2. The detenu had been convicted in S.C.No.106/2014 for offences under Section 498A, 302 of IPC by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chamarajanagar [sitting at Kollegal] and sentenced on 3.12.2018 with the highest of the sentence being imprisonment for life. The detenu has served a period of 7 years 10 months 9 days of imprisonment as on 27.04.2025 and has been granted parole on multiple occasions cumulatively for a period of 1 year 6 months 23 days. An application having been made by the son of detenu for parole on account of agricultural activities and support for the petitioner, same came to be rejected. It is in that background, the petitioner is before this Court. 3. The detenu having been released on parole on multiple occasions cumulatively for a period of 1 year 6 months 23 days, I am of the considered opinion that respondents ought to have considered the application for parole on similar grounds and for - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45859 WP No. 32058 of 2025 similar reasons inasmuch as the conduct of the detenu is satisfactory and on all the occasions when the detenu was released on parole, has returned to jail without any complaints. As such, I pass the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. ii) Respondent–Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Bangalore, is directed to release the detenu- Mohan Kumar.K.M (CTP No.19679) on parole for a period of 60 days commencing from 17.11.2025 or from the date of release, whichever is earlier, subject to the following conditions: a) The prisoner- Mohan Kumar.K.M (CTP No.19679) 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 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45859 WP No. 32058 of 2025 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. 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 LN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 36