Suman Kumari @ Suman Devi v. The State Of Bihar Through Home Secretary Govt. Of Bihar, Patna And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1036 of 2018 (In connection with Sessions Trial No. 816 of 2005) ====================================================== Suman Kumari @ Suman Devi wife of Sri Chitranjan Kumar @ Bablu @ Bablu Singh resident of Village - Mahajpura, P.S. - Bikram, Dist - Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Home Secretary Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Inspector General (Prison) Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Patna.

4. Superintendent of Adarsh Central Jail, Beur, Bihar, Patna.

5. Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna.

6. Chief Probation Officer, Home (Jail and Reform Services), Department District Probation Officer, Patna.

7. Officer In Charge, P.S. - Bikram, Dist - Patna. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amar Nath Singh and Mr. Bibhuti Narayan, Advocates.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Suman Kumar Jha, AC to AAG 3. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 13-04-2018 This Writ Application has preferred for a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the application of the petitioner for his release on parole for a period of 15 days, the reason being that there is a marriage of his son which is scheduled on 19.04.2018.

In the circumstances pleaded in the application, without entering into the merits of the contention or the right of the petitioner to be released on parole, this Court would direct the respondent authorities to take a timely decision on the application preferred by the petitioner so that in case he is found entitled to the

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.1036 of 2018 (2) dt.13-04-2018 2/2 benefit of parole in accordance with law he may avail of the same well within the time.

The respondent authorities shall consider the application and pass an order within the parameters and in accordance with the norms and rules in this regard by the 16th April, 2018.

The Writ Application stands disposed of.

Let a copy of this order be sent to the Inspector General (Prison), Govt. of Bihar, Patna, respondent no. 2, by FAX. Let a copy of this order be also provided to the learned counsel for the State for onward transmission. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Dilip, AR U T