Surender Kumar v. State (NCT Of Delhi)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 225/2017 SURENDER KUMAR ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Anurag Jain, Advocate versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) ..... Respondent Through:

Ms. Richa Kapoor, ASC with Ms.

Seema Patnaha, Adv for State with SI K.P. Singh, PS Seelampur

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI

O R D E R

% 31.01.2017 The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition to seek a direction that the petitioner be granted parole for a period of 6 months w.e.f. 25.01.2017. The petitioner was granted a life sentence upon conviction u/s 498A/304B IPC in case FIR 196/2008 registered at PS Seelampur. His appeal has been dismissed by this court. The Supreme Court reduced the sentence to 10 years rigorous imprisonment.

The petitioner is a terminally ill person. He applied before the Sentence Review Board and his mercy petition under Article 72 of Constitution of India for premature release has been favourably considered by the competent authority subject to completion of formalities before the

concerned jail authority. In this regard, Ms. Kapoor has tendered in court the order dated 06.01.2017 received from Dy. Secretary (Home), which is taken on record. She submits that the petitioner would need to proceed to the jail to complete the formalities.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is terminally ill and he is presently on parole till today, the said parole is extended for a period of three weeks. In the meantime, the petitioner shall proceed to the concerned jail for completion of the necessary formalities on or before 14.02.2017 so that he may not be required to be taken in prison looking to his precarious condition.

The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Dasti. VIPIN SANGHI, J JANUARY 31, 2017 sr