- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45865 WP No. 32575 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. 32575 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MR MUNI REDDY @ CHIKKA S/O. NARAYANAPPA @ DODDANNA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS BYPANAHALLI, KOLAR TALUK- 562 139 (NOW IN CUSTODY CENTRAL PRISON, BENGALURU) …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 OPP TO R.L JALLAPPA HOSPITAL, NH4, KOLAR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY 4, KOLAR, KARNATAKA 563101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.K.P.YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BY QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT AS ANNEXURE-B Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45865 WP No. 32575 of 2025 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ENDORSEMENT NO. BCP/CTP- SEC/14127/2025 DATED 17.10.2025 BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2/CENTRAL PRISON, BANGALORE, TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS IN PRISONER CTP NO. 10068 CONVICTED BY THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER DATED 20.01.2018 PASSED BY THE HONBLE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KOLAR IN S.C.NO.97/2017 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC.302, 201 R/W 34 OF IPC AS PER THE ANNEXURE-A AND, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45865 WP No. 32575 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner- mother of detenu Muni Reddy @ Chikka (CTP No.10068) is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a Writ Of Certiorari by quashing the endorsement as Annexure-B issued by the 2nd Respondent endorsement No. BCP/CTP- SEC/14127/2025 dated 17.10.2025 by directing the respondent No.2/Central Prison, Bangalore, to release the petitioner on parole for a period of 90 days in prisoner CTP No. 10068 convicted by the judgement and order dated 20.01.2018 passed by the Hon’ble Additional District And Sessions Judge Kolar in S.C.No.97/2017 for the offences punishable U/sec.302, 201 R/w 34 of IPC as per the Annexure-A and, in the interest of justice and equity. b. Issue such other suitable orders or direction as this Hon’ble court deems fit and proper in the nature and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. The detenu had been convicted in S.C.No.97/2017 for offences under Section 302, 201 r/w 34 of IPC by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kolar and sentenced on 20.01.2018 with the highest of the sentence being imprisonment for life. The detenu has served a period of 8 years 2 months 6 days of imprisonment as on 4.08.2025. The detenu - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45865 WP No. 32575 of 2025 had earlier been granted general parole on three occasions cumulatively for a period of 8 months 29 days. The petitioner having made an application for parole on account of carrying out agricultural activities, the same has not been considered by the respondents. Hence, the petitioner is before this Court. 3. Taking into consideration that the detenu has been sentenced imprisonment for life, out of which he has served 8 years 2 months 6 days and on three occasions had been granted general parole, during which period there is no complaint against the detenu, I pass the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. ii) Respondent–Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Bangalore, is directed to release the detenu- Muni Reddy @ Chikka (CTP No.10068) on parole for a period of 60 days commencing - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45865 WP No. 32575 of 2025 from 17.11.2025 or from the date of release, whichever is earlier, subject to the following conditions: a) The prisoner- Muni Reddy @ Chikka (CTP No.10068) 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. 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.: 43