- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6192 WP No.35981/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.35981/2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MR.JAGADISH S/O. RAMAIAH @ MOOGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT BYADARAHALLI, HULIYURUDURGA HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR- 572 213 (BROTHER OF VENKATESHA @ VENKATAPPA CONVICT PRISONER HAVING CTP NO.14372 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, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, Digitally signed by SARITHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6192 WP No.35981/2025 BANGALORE - 580 100 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE 84MC JVC, SIDDALINGAIAHNA PALYA, TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 103 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT AS ANNEXURE-B ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT NO.CPB/CTP- SEC/14346/2025 DATED 21.10.2025 BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2/CENTRAL PRISON, BANGALORE, TO RELEASE THE PETITIONERS BROTHER I.E. VENKATESH AT VENKATAPPA ON PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS IN PRISONER CTP NO.14372 CONVICTED BY THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER DATED 26.02.2024 PASSED BY THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSION COURT, FTSC-I, AT TUMKUR, IN SPL.C.NO.403/2019 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SECS.376(3), 504, 506 OF IPC (ANNEXURE-A), IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6192 WP No.35981/2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER As the learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute that the bail application in the appeal is pending, this Court is not persuaded to allow the petition directing general parole. Hence, the petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to prosecute the pending application for bail. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB