- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24769 WP No. 11670 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.11670 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SMT THIPPAMMA W/O VEERESHA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, NAIKANAHATTI, NAYAKANAHATTI POST, SUB DISTRICT, CHITRADURGA - 577 536. (WIFE OF VEERESHA, HAVING CTP NO. 10366 (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 NO.5, MILLERS ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUITON OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2/CENTRAL PRISON, BANGALORE, TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON EMERGENCY PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS AND PRISONER CTP NO. 10366, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC. 376 OF IPC R/W SEC 5(M) R/W 6 OF POCSO ACT 2012, U/SEC 307 OF IPC R/W 5(R) R/W 6 OF POCSO ACT, U/SEC 201 OF IPC., IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24769 WP No. 11670 of 2026 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 seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent – Central Prison, Bengaluru, to release her husband – Veeresh (CTP No.10366), who is currently serving sentence at the Central Prison, Bangalore, as a life convict on emergency parole, in terms of the Prison Manual and for other reliefs. 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 husband has been convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life in relation to the proceedings in Spl.C.C.No.453/2017 vide judgment dated 30.04.2018 and the petitioner seeks parole on behalf of her husband on the humanitarian ground that she is pregnant and since her husband had already undergone imprisonment for more than 8 years 3 months and the application filed by the petitioner has not been - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24769 WP No. 11670 of 2026 considered by the respondents, 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 emergency parole for her husband on the ground that she is pregnant and her husband having already undergone imprisonment for more than 8 years 3 months and she requires the custody and company of her husband by way of emergency parole for a period of one month. Therefore, I deem it appropriate to grant the petitioner’s husband – Veeresh (CTP No.10366) emergency parole and direct his release for a period of one month, which becomes operational from 19.05.2026 to 19.06.2026. 6. In the result, I pass the following:- ORDER (i) Petition is hereby allowed in part. (ii) Petitioner’s husband, the detenue – Veeresh (CTP No.10366) emergency parole and direct his release for a period of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24769 WP No. 11670 of 2026 one month, which becomes operational from 19.05.2026 to 19.06.2026. (iii) The convict (CTP No.10366) – 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 event, the convict (CTP No.10366) would evade going back to the jail after the expiry of the period of emergency parole. (iv) Respondents 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 respondents, by way of telephone and e-mail forthwith. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.