- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31488 WP No. 16899 of 2025 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. 16899 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: Y. RAMANJANEYALU @ KRISHNA @ SRIRAM AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.475, 16TH CROSS, EARANNA GUDDE, GIRINAGAR BENGALURU-560062 PERMANENT ADDRESS: NO.3/57, KATAKINDAPALLI VILLAGE RAPTHADU MANDALAM ANDRA PRADESH-515722. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KIRAN S.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDGHA BANGALORE-560 001. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY CHANNAMANAKERE ACCHUKATTE POLICE BENGALURU-560 063. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU DISTRICT BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31488 WP No. 16899 of 2025 4. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON CENTRAL PRISON PARAPPANA AGRAHARA BANGALORE-560068. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C.H. DEVARAJ, GA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT/ORDER/DIRECTION FOR THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TO RELEASE THE DETUNE MR.Y.RAMANJANEYALU @ KRISHNA @ SRIRAM; THE CTP NO.12971 ON PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS TO REPAIR HIS OLD HOUSE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioner – detenu – Ramanjaneyalu @ Krishna @ Sriram (CTP No.12971) is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a Writ/order/direction for the respondent No 4 to release the Detune Mr.Y.Ramanjaneyalu @ Krishna @ Sriram; the CTP No 12971 on parole for a period of 90 days to repair his old house. b. Pass such order/s as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant on the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice. 2. The detenu had been convicted in S.C.No.937/2015 for offences under Section 449, 302, 307, 397, 201 of IPC by the LXII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru and sentenced on 16.08.2022 with the highest of the sentence being imprisonment for - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31488 WP No. 16899 of 2025 life. The detenu has served a period of 9 years 11 months 21 days of imprisonment as on 18.01.2025. The petitioner having made an application for parole, the same came to be rejected on account of the bail application pending before this Court in Crl.A No.2225/2022. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that house of the detenu is in the state of dilapidated, as regards which, photographs have been produced. It is also further submitted that the detenu is suffering from varicose veins of right lower limb. A certificate has been produced along with the memo filed today. 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 and the presence of the detenu is required to carry out house repair work and for treatment towards varicose veins, this Court passes the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. ii) The concerned respondent is directed to release the detenu - Ramanjaneyalu @ Krishna @ - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31488 WP No. 16899 of 2025 Sriram (CTP No.12971) on parole for a period of 30 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.: 75