Manoj @ Pintoo v. State NCT Of Delhi

$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 13/2025 MANOJ @ PINTOO .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Shannu Baghel, Mr.

Gorang Goyal, Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Mr. Ganpat Ram and Mr. Vivek Kumar, Advs.

versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for State with Mr. Alok Sharma, Mr. Vasu Agarwal and Mr. Amit Sahni, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 08.01.2025 CRL.M.A. 124/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(CRL) 13/2025 3.

The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 CrPC seeking direction to the respondent to release the petitioner on parole for a period of 04 weeks for filing SLP before the Hon'ble Supreme Court against the judgment of conviction passed by this Court in Crl.A. 300/2017 in connection with FIR No. 309/2011 under Sections 302/307/379/34 IPC registered at Police Station Farsh Bazar.

4.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the application 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 24/01/2025 at 12:44:57

seeking parole was filed by the petitioner on 23.10.2024 before the concerned authority, however, despite lapse of more than 04 weeks no order has been passed on the said application.

5.

He submits that in terms of Rule 1217 of the Delhi Prison Rules, the Competent Authority is under obligation to dispose of the application seeking parole within a stipulated period of 04 weeks from the date when the application is forwarded to the Competent Authority. 6.

He submits that he is only confining his prayer to a direction to the Competent Authority to dispose of the application of the petitioner in accordance with rules.

7.

Issue notice. Mr. Ansari, the learned ASC for the State accepts notice. He submits that he has no objection if the direction as prayed by the learned counsel is issued to the competent authority. 8.

In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 23.10.2024 seeking parole, within a period of four weeks from today. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to revive the present petition in case the application is not disposed as directed. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J JANUARY 8, 2025/dss 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 24/01/2025 at 12:44:57