- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010486032026 NC: 2026:KHC:46282 WP No. 22076 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 22076 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRINIVASA @ SEENA S/O DASA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, (JUDICIAL CUSTODY) REP BY HIS WIFE SUNEETHA N.V. W/O SRINIVASA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT: NEAR CHINMAYA SCHOOL YALIYURU VILLAGE, KOTHATHI HOBLI, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT, PIN 574 104. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LAKSHMIKANTH K.., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY POLICE INSPECTOR, SREERANGAPATNA RURAL POLICE STATION, SREERANGAPATANA TALULK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571415. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SRIRANGAPATTANA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT, PIN 571415. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010486032026 NC: 2026:KHC:46282 WP No. 22076 of 2026 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KARNATAKA STATE, BENGALURU 560 002. 4. THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, MYSURU 570 007. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PANINI A.H., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23.12.2025 AT ANNEXURE A IMMEDIATELY AND RELEASE THE PETITIONER ON EMERGENCY PAROLE AS PRAYED IN THE REPRESENTATION 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. Learned AGA accepts notice for the respondents. 2. The petitioner – wife of the detenu – Srinivasa @ Seena (CTP No.01282) is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; a) Issue writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.4 to consider the representation dated 23.12.2025 at ANNEXURE A immediately and release the petitioner on Emergency Parole as prayed in the representation. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010486032026 NC: 2026:KHC:46282 WP No. 22076 of 2026 b) Issue writ of Certiorari or any other writ quashing the endorsement Annexure-B. issued by the respondent No.4 dated 06.06.2026, Bearing. Ne. DGPCSB/JDLC/SEC4/170/2026-JUDCL at Annexure-B c) PASS any appropriate order or orders as this Hon'ble Court the deems fit to grant under the facts and circumstances of this case. 3. The detenu had been convicted in S.C.No.5053/2021 for offences under Section 302, 307, 506, 201 r/w 149 of IPC by the III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mandya (sitting at Shreerangapatna) and sentenced on 24.03.2025 with the imprisonment for life. The detenu has served a period of 5 years 10 months 9 days of imprisonment as on 18.06.2026 The petitioner having made an application for parole, the same came to be rejected. 4. The learned counsel of the petitioner submits that the house of the detenu is in dilapidated condition. Hence, the presence of the detenu is required to carry out house repair work. 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 taking into consideration the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010486032026 NC: 2026:KHC:46282 WP No. 22076 of 2026 that the presence of the detenu is required for repair of house, this Court passes the following: ORDER i) The Writ Petition is allowed. ii) The concerned respondent is directed to release the detenu - Srinivasa @ Seena (CTP No.01282) on parole for a period of 30 days commencing from 07.09.2026, 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. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010486032026 NC: 2026:KHC:46282 WP No. 22076 of 2026 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.: 3 Sl No.: 14