- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31387 WP No. 16844 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 16844 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: C ANAND CONVICT PRISONER NO. 12388, S/O CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, PRESENTLY CONFINED AT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, ELECTRONIC CITY POST, BANGALORE - 560 100.. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAVEEN KUMAR G M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, ELECTRONIC CITY POST, BANGALORE 560100. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C.H. DEVARAJ., GA FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT BEARING Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31387 WP No. 16844 of 2026 NO. CPB/CTP-SEC/856/2026 DATED 11.05.2026 ISSUED BY THE R2 PRODUCED HEREWITH AS ANNX-B AND ETC. 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 – detenu – C.Anand (CTP No.12388) is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: (a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, quashing the Impugned Endorsement bearing No: CPB/CTP-Sec/856/2026 dated 11-05-2026 issued by the Respondent No. 2 produced herewith as Annexure-B. (b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, commanding the Respondents to release the Petitioner Convict Prisoner No. 12388 on General Parole for a period of 90 days to enable him to attend to urgent agricultural and farming activities; and (c) Pass such other orders as this Honourable Court deems fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. The detenu had been convicted in S.C.No.5021/2017 for offence under Section 302 of IPC by the III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Anekal and sentenced on 02.09.2021 with the highest of the sentence being imprisonment for life. The detenu has served a period of 9 years 6 months 7 days of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31387 WP No. 16844 of 2026 imprisonment as on 18.05.2026 and his conduct in jail is said to be satisfactory. The petitioner having made an application for parole, the same came to be rejected on account of adverse report having received by the police. It is also the case of the Petitioner that parole is required to carry out agricultural activities. 3. A perusal of the police report indicates that it deals with the conviction of the detenu and does not cover any issue as regards the petitioner is at flight risk and or could cause any harm or injury to the victim/s or victim/s causing any harm to the detenu. 4. In that view of the matter, taking into consideration the conduct of the detenu has been satisfactory while incarcerated, there is no particular complaint against the detenu as also parole is sought for to carry out agricultural activities, this Court passes the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. ii) Respondent–Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Bangalore, is directed to release the detenu- C.Anand (CTP No.12388) on parole for a period of 60 days commencing from 01.07.2026, subject to the following conditions: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31387 WP No. 16844 of 2026 a) The detenu 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 detenu 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. iv) The petitioner and family members of the detenu to comply with all other formalities before the date fixed for release. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE PRS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 48