- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24717 WP No. 15159 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 15159 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SHANTHA D W/O NAGARAJU M.K AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT NARALEKERE(P) MIDIGESHI, (HO), MADHUGIRI(TQ) TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 132. REPRESENTED TO THE ACCUSED NO.1 ASHOKA CHAKRAVARTHY @ ASHOKA S/O LATE. B. DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS (NOW SERVING SENTENCE IN CENTRAL PRISON BENGALURU CTP15370) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYA.B.R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DODDABELAVANGALA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE-560 106. 2. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETORY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND PRISON, VIDHANASOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISON AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES NO -4 SESHADRI ROAD, BANGALORE -560 009. 4. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, BANGALORE -560 100. Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24717 WP No. 15159 of 2026 (RESPONDENT NOS. 1 TO 4 ON REPRESENTED BY LEARNED GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE – 560 001.) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPANNA BELLIAPPA, AGA) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT OF APPROPRIATE IN NATURE IN QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 22.02.2026 IN CPB/CTP- SEC/648/2026 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AS ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AND OPPRESSIVE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court seeks quashing of the impugned Endorsement at Annexure-A dated 22.02.2026 rejecting the request of the general parole application filed on behalf of the petitioner’s brother – Sri.Ashoka Chakravarthy @ Ashoka s/o late B.Dasappa, who is currently serving sentence at the Central Prison, Bangalore, as a life convict – CTP No.15370 in terms of the Prison Manual and for other reliefs. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24717 WP No. 15159 of 2026 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned AGA appearing for respondents and perused the material on record. 3. The material on record discloses that the petitioner’s brother has been convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life in relation to the proceedings in S.C.No.276/2015 vide judgment dated 15.05.2025 and the petitioner seeks parole on behalf of her brother on the humanitarian ground that their father late B.Dasappa expired on 04.05.2026 and it is necessary that the petitioner is granted parole for the purpose of attending and performing the last rites, obsequies, ceremonies, rituals etc., in this regard along with his family members and his request for parole having been rejected, petitioner is before this Court by way of the present petition. 4 . I have given my anxious consideration to the rival contentions of both parties and perused the material on record. 5. The aforementioned facts are not in dispute and therefore, requires no reiteration. The petitioner seeks parole for her brother on ground that their father late B.Dasappa expired on - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24717 WP No. 15159 of 2026 04.05.2026 and it is necessary that the petitioner is granted parole for the purpose of attending and performing the last rites, obsequies, ceremonies, rituals etc., in this regard along with his family members. Therefore, I deem it appropriate to quash the impugned Endorsement at Annexure-A dated 22.02.2026 and grant the petitioner’s brother – Sri.Ashoka Chakravathy @ Ashoka s/o late B.Dasappa, a general parole for a period of six weeks, which becomes operational from 13.05.2026 to 24.06.2026. 6. In the result, I pass the following:- ORDER (i) Petition is hereby allowed in part. (ii) Petitioner’s brother, the detenue - Ashoka Chakravarthy @ Ashoka s/o late B.Dasappa (CTP No.15370) is granted a general parole for a period of six weeks which becomes operational from 13.05.2026 to 24.06.2026. (iii) The convict (CTP No.15370) - shall mark his attendance before the SHO of 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 jail, in the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24717 WP No. 15159 of 2026 event, the convict (CTP No.15370) would evade going back to the jail after the expiry of the period of general parole. (iv) Respondent Nos.3 and 4 shall stipulate strict conditions as are usually stipulated, to ensure return of the detenue to the jail and that the convict shall not commit any other offences during the period of parole. (v) The learned AGA as well as the Registry are directed to communicate this order to respondent Nos.3 and 4, by way of telephone and e-mail forthwith. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.