$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 573/2026 RAHUL @ PUNEET .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shannu Baghel, Mr. Aakash and Mr. Saksham, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for the State with Mr. Alok Sharma, Advocate and SI Priyank Kumar CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 18.02.2026 CRL.M.A. 5452/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(CRL) 573/2026 3. By way of the instant petition, the petitioner seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus thereby directing the respondent to release the petitioner on parole for a period of six weeks for re-establishing family and social ties. 4. Issue notice. The learned ASC accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. The learned ASC informs this Court that the application for grant of parole was not addressed to the competent authority by the petitioner. 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 23/02/2026 at 12:13:42 6. In view of the submission made by the learned ASC, this Court directs that the said application for grant of parole be placed before the competent authority, who will decide the same within a period of three weeks, under intimation to the petitioner. 7. In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 8. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 18, 2026/ns/R 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 23/02/2026 at 12:13:42