Sudhir @ Sonu v. State

$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 470/2016 SUDHIR @ SONU ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr.Dinesh Malik, Mr.Aakash Saini and Mr.Gurpreet Singh, Advocates.

versus STATE ..... Respondent Through:

Ms.Srilina Roy, Adv. for Ms.Nandita Rao, A.S.C. for the State with Insp.

Amrit Raj, PS Darya Ganj.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE PRATIBHA RANI

O R D E R

% 18.05.2016 1.

By way of this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of Cr.P.C., petitioner is seeking parole for a period of three months on the ground of searching suitable life partner and for re-connecting social ties with the family & society. 2.

Heard. Status report has also been filed by the State. 3.

Learned counsel for the Petitioner further submits that as per Parole/Furlough Guidelines 2010, one of the objectives of framing the said guidelines was 'to protect social ties'. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for grant of parole to the Petitioner to enable him to find a suitable life partner for himself and to re-establish social ties with his family and society. 4.

Learned ASC for the State submits that as per the status report filed, the Petitioner was previously involved in two other cases and there is a W.P.(CRL) 470/2016

possibility of his jumping the parole, hence prayer of the Petitioner may be rejected.

5.

As per nominal roll, the overall jail conduct of the Petitioner as well as jail conduct in last one year is mentioned as 'Satisfactory' and as on 28.01.2016, he has remained in judicial custody in this case for 12 year, 05 months and 02 days.

6.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the prayer for grant of parole is allowed to the extent that the Petitioner is granted parole for a period of four weeks from the date of his release, on his furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned Jail Superintendent and subject to the following conditions:- (i) During the period of parole, the Petitioner shall report to the Duty Officer, P.S. Daryaganj, Delhi on every Monday at 10 AM. (ii) The Petitioner shall keep the SHO, P.S. Daryaganj, Delhi informed about his place of residence in Delhi and his contact numbers i.e. mobile, landline or both. It would be open to the concerned SHO to verify the address and the contact numbers and to seek cancellation of parole in case it is found to be incorrect.

(iii) During the period of parole, the Petitioner shall remain in Delhi and he shall not cross the border.

(iv) During the period of parole, the Petitioner shall not try to contact the witnesses in any manner whatsoever.

(v) While submitting the bail bond, he will furnish to the Jail Superintendent the address of the place where he would reside in Delhi during the period of parole as well as the contact numbers. W.P.(CRL) 470/2016

7.

It is, however, made clear that on expiry of the parole period, the Petitioner shall surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent, who shall submit the surrender report to this Court. 8.

Writ Petition stands allowed in the above terms. 9.

The Petitioner be informed through the Jail Superintendent about the order passed.

Order dasti.

PRATIBHA RANI, J.

MAY 18, 2016 'hkaur'