- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45849 WP No. 31475 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. 31475 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MEHJABEEN AKHTER W/O CONVICT PRISONER, IMRAN JALAL @ BILAL AHMED QUOTA CTP NO.8822, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O SADERBAL, HAZRATHBAL SRINAGARA, JAMMU AND KASHMIR-190006 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SIRAJUDDIN AHMED, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001 2. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON BANGALORE 560100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.K.P.YASHODHA, AGA FOR R1 & R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.02 TO RELEASE THE PETITIONERS HUSBAND IMRAN JALAL AT BILAL AHMED QUOTA, CTP NO.8822 FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS ON GENERAL PAROLE IN CITING THAT PETITIONERS MOTHER IS SUFFERING FROM OLD AGED AILMENTS AND IN ORDER TO PERFORM CONJUGAL OBLIGATIONS AND TO COME OUT FROM EVIL STRESS OF LONG INCARCERATION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45849 WP No. 31475 of 2025 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 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner-wife of Imran Jalal @ Bilal Ahmed Quota [CTP No.8822] is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; a. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, directing the Respondent No.02 to release the Petitioners husband Imran Jalal At Bilal Ahmed Quota, CTP No.8822 for a period of 90 days on general parole in citing that petitioners mother is suffering from old aged ailments and in order to perform conjugal obligations and to come out from evil stress of long incarceration in the interest of justice. b. Pass such other order(s) which this court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice. 2. The detenu had been convicted in C.C.No.10701/2007 for offences under Section 201, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 and 120(B), of IPC \, Section 12(1)(b) of Passport Act, 1967, in S.C. No.1031/2008 for offences under Section 121, 121(A), 122 of IPC, 5(b) of Explosive Substance Act, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45849 WP No. 31475 of 2025 1908, 25(1A) and 26(2) of Arms Act, 1959, under Section 20 and 23(1) of Unlawful Activities (P) Act, 1967 and in Spl.CC No.76/2011 (CCBH and B Bengaluru) for offences under Section 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, by the City Civil and Sessions Judge, and sentenced with the highest of the sentence being imprisonment for life. The detenu has served a period of 9 years 07 months 20 days of imprisonment as on 14.05.2024. The detenu having been granted court parole on three occasions, there is no particular allegation or complaint against him and the detenu has surrendered to the jail authorities without any complaint. 3. The present application having been filed came to be rejected on the very same ground that the earlier application has been rejected inasmuch there being three convictions. Be that as it may, this Court in W.P. No.16566/2021 vide order dated 23.09.2023 has held that all the sentences in three cases will run - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45849 WP No. 31475 of 2025 concurrently, as such, I do not find any reason to reject the Court parole. 4. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. ii) Respondent–Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Bangalore, is directed to release the detenu- Imran Jalal @ Bilal Ahmed Quota [CTP No.8822] 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- Imran Jalal @ Bilal Ahmed Quota [CTP No.8822] 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 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45849 WP No. 31475 of 2025 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.: 23