Pankaj v. State

$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 841/2020 PANKAJ ..... Petitioner Through : Mr.Tushar Sharma, Advocate.

versus STATE ..... Respondent Through :

Ms.Richa Kapoor, ASC for the State.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGESH KHANNA

O R D E R

% 27.05.2020 The hearing has been conducted through Video Conferencing. Crl.M.A.No.6817/2020 Exemption allowed, subject to the condition that petitioner will file the duly sworn/attested affidavit and the requisite Court fee within 72 hours from the date of resumption of the regular functioning of this Court.

The application stands disposed of.

Crl.M.A.No.6816/2020 Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of.

W.P.(CRL) 841/2020 This writ petition is filed by petitioner seeking interim parole for 45 days in terms of the directions issued by Director General(Prisons), Prison Head Quarters, Tihar, New Delhi vide circular dated 02.04.2020.

The learned ASC for the State objects to filing of the writ petition since the appeal is pending and notice has already been issued

in the sentence suspension application, hence the appropriate remedy for the petitioner is to file an application seeking interim suspension of sentence in the pending appeal.

In view of above, the learned counsel for petitioner seeks to withdraw the petition with liberty to file an application for interim suspension of sentence in the pending appeal. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as aforesaid.

YOGESH KHANNA, J.

MAY 27, 2020 DU/M