$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010017882026 + W.P.(CRL) 220/2026 VINOD RAI @ BHULLAN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Puja Bhusari Soni, Advocate (through VC). versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC for the State with SI Nisha Rani, PS Roop Nagar. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 18.09.2026 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking the following reliefs: “a) Issue an appropriate writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing of the rejection order No. F.18/11/1182025/HG/Prisons/3987, passed by the Deputy Secretary (Home), Government of NCT of Delhi, dated 23.12.2025; and/or b) Issue an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to release the petitioner on parole for the purpose of filing a Special Leave Petition.” 2. The petitioner is undergoing sentence in the case arising out of FIR No. 208/2015, registered at Police Station Roop Nagar, Delhi, wherein he was convicted, vide judgment dated 23.12.2023 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-01 (POCSO), Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, for This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/09/2026 at 11:25:59 the offences punishable under Sections 6 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, read with Sections 376(2)(n)(i), 354A, 450 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. In appeal, being Crl.A. No. 652/2024, this Court, vide judgment dated 11.07.2025, acquitted the petitioner of the offences under Section 354A of the IPC and Section 12 of the POCSO Act, upheld the conviction for the remaining offences, and modified the substantive sentence from thirty years’ rigorous imprisonment to twenty years’ rigorous imprisonment. The present parole is sought to enable the petitioner to file a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court against the said judgment. 3. I have heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 4. Pursuant to the directions passed by this Court, the respondents have verified the address of the petitioner, and a status report has been filed. Paragraphs 3 to 7 of the status report are extracted as under: “3. That, pursuant to the aforesaid directions of this Court, verification of the proposed residential address of the petitioner, as mentioned in the petition, was undertaken at Village Darmaha, P.O. Kanspur (Rajpur), P.S. Kalyanpur, District Motihari (East Champaran), Bihar – 845432. 4. That, during the course of verification, the Gram Panchayat, Darmaha, Kalyanpur, District East Champaran, Bihar, has also issued a communication confirming that Smt. Radhika Devi, wife of Vinod Rai @ Bhullan, is a resident of Village Darmaha, Ward No. 11, Gram Panchayat Darmaha, and that her husband, Vinod Rai @ Bhullan, is presently confined in Tihar Jail, Delhi. 5. That, during the course of local enquiry, the statements of Sh. Videshi Ram, S/o Bijlee Ram, and Sh. Bhuneshwar Prasad, S/o Zakad Prasad, both R/o Village Darmaha, P.O. Darmaha, District East Champaran, Bihar, were also recorded. They identified the said address as the petitioner’s family residence. 6. That the statement of Smt. Radhika Devi, wife of Vinod Rai @ Bhullan, was recorded during the course of verification. 7. It is humbly submitted that, during the course of verification, the address of the petitioner was found to be genuine, and the petitioner was This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/09/2026 at 11:25:59 found to be known in the locality.” 5. The jail conduct of the petitioner has also been examined from the nominal roll dated 14.05.2026, and has been found to be satisfactory. The petitioner is working as a Safai Sahayak, and, as on 14.05.2026, he had already undergone eleven years, five months and nine days of the sentence, the unexpired portion whereof is eight years, three months and twenty-one days. 6. Bearing in mind the overall facts and circumstances, the petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on parole for a period of four (4) weeks from the date of his release, subject to the following conditions: (a) the petitioner shall furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/-, with one surety in the like amount from a family member, to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent; and (b)upon the expiry of the period of parole, the petitioner shall surrender before the Jail Superintendent. 7. In view of the aforesaid, the petition, along with the pending applications, stands disposed of. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 aks/Ad This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/09/2026 at 11:25:59