- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31390 WP No. 16904 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. 16904 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SMT. PREMA W/O.YARALLI NARASIMHA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT SATHANUR, KASABA HOBLI, MANDYA TALUK, KARNATAKA- 571 402 MOTHER OF MANJA MANJUNATHA CONVICT PRISONER HAVING CTP NO.11395 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 DC OFFICE ROAD, SUBHASHNAGAR, MANDYA 571 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C.H. DEVARAJ., GA) Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31390 WP No. 16904 of 2026 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2/CENTRAL PRISON, BANGALORE, TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER'S SON ON GENERAL PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS AND PRISONER CTP NO.11395, TO TAKE CARE OF HIS OLD AGE MOTHER AND TO GIVE A PROPER MEDICAL TREATMENT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY 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 – mother of the detenu – Manja @ Manjunatha (CTP No.11395) is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: 1. Issue a Writ of Mandamus by directing the Respondent No.2/Central Prison, Bangalore, to release the Petitioner's Son on General Parole for a period of 90 days and prisoner CTP No. 11395, to take care of his old age mother and to give a proper medical treatment, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Issue such other suitable orders or direction as this Hon'ble court deems fit and proper in the nature and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. The detenu had been convicted in S.C.No.5047/2014 for offences under Section 363, 302, 201 r/w 34 of IPC by the II Additional District and Sessions Court, Ramanagar (Sitting at Kanakapur) and sentenced on - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31390 WP No. 16904 of 2026 20.07.2019 with the highest of the sentence being imprisonment for life. The detenu has served a period of 5 years 18 days of imprisonment as on 12.06.2024 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. 3. It is also the case of the Petitioner that she is suffering from swelling at Umbilicus and had undergone surgery for Hernia Mesh and requires medical care. 4. 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. 5. 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 the presence of the detenu is required to take care of his mother who has undergone surgery, this Court passes the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31390 WP No. 16904 of 2026 ii) Respondent–Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Bangalore, is directed to release the detenu- Manja @ Manjunatha (CTP No.11395) on parole for a period of 60 days commencing from 06.07.2026, subject to the following conditions: 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.: 55