- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6196 WP No.37456/2025 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.37456/2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MR. RAMASWAMY S/O.MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT NO. 07, VANAKASAPURA, SIDIHOSAKOTE, KARNATAKA-562 106 (FATHER OF VENUKUMAR R, HAVING CTP NO.15289 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 AGHRAHARA, BANGALORE - 580 100 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6196 WP No.37456/2025 POLICE BHAVAN, B M ROAD, RAMANAGARA - 562 159 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 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.15289 CONVICTED BY THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 09/04/2025 AS PER THE ANNEXURE-A, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC. 120B, 143, 147, 148, 114, 302 R/W 149 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6196 WP No.37456/2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner's son is one of the accused in S.C. No. 5001/2024 on the file of the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara, sitting at Kanakapura. The petitioner's son is convicted for offences under Sections 114 and 302 read with 149 of IPC for life imprisonment. The petitioner's son is also convicted for other offences. The petitioner has completed 4 years in prison. Sri S.S. Kiran, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner is constrained to file this petition requesting for this Court's order to admit his son to general parole because his application is not considered. Sri B. Ravindranath, the learned Additional Government Advocate, is heard and records are perused. In terms of the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual 2021 [for short, 'the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6196 WP No.37456/2025 Manual 2021'], when an application is filed with a Superintendent of Jail, the Officer must call for a report from the concerned Superintendent of Police or the Deputy Commissioner of Police and forward the report to the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services for due decision. This process must be done within the timelines as contemplated under the Manual 2021. If despite this arrangement, no action is taken, the right to seek parole would be rendered imaginary. Therefore, there must be interference, and hence, the following. ORDER [A] The petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the learned counsel for the petitioner to forward a certified copy of this order within a week to the second respondent over email [cpblr.prisons-kar@gov.in]. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6196 WP No.37456/2025 [B] The second respondent immediately after the receipt of the certified copy shall call for a report and once the report is received and even otherwise as permissible under the Manual 2021, shall forward the records to the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services for just orders. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV List No.: 3 Sl No.: 48