$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1363/2026 ASHOK KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chetan Bhardwaj and Ms. Priyal Bhardwaj, Advocates versus STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC for the State with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar and Ms. Amisha Gupta, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 27.04.2026 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks grant of emergency parole for a period of four weeks in case arising out of FIR bearing No. 273/2017, registered at Police Station Adarsh Nagar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereafter ‘POCSO Act’). 2. The Court is informed that an appropriate application for grant of emergency parole has not been moved before the competent authority. Let the same be placed before the competent authority, who will decide the application within two weeks from date, under intimation to the petitioner. 3. In case, it is denied by the competent authority, the petitioner is at 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 29/04/2026 at 14:54:34 liberty to approach this Court. 4. In view of above terms, the present petition stands disposed of. 5. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J APRIL 27, 2026/ns/ AP 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 29/04/2026 at 14:54:34