Rajender @ Lala v. State ( NCT Of Delhi)

$~39 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 659/2016 and Crl. MA No. 3633/2016 RAJENDER @ LALA ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Anurag Jain, Advocate versus STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) ..... Respondent Through Mr. Sanjay Lao, ASC (Crl.) with Mr. Siddharth Sindhu, Advocate SI Sandeep Singh, PS Model Town

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL

O R D E R

% 29.02.2016 CRL.M.A. No. 3633/2016 (Exemption) Exemptions allowed subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of.

W.P.(CRL) 659/2016 The present is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) praying for a direction to the official respondent to release the petitioner on parole for a period of four weeks in order to enable him to perform traditional rituals on the death of his deceased brother. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner applied to the Competent Authority of the respondent for grant of parole by way of his application dated 25.02.2016. The said application has not been decided by the Competent Authority so far.

Notice.

Mr. Sanjay Lao, learned Additional Standing Counsel (Criminal) accepts notice on behalf of the official respondent and states that in view of the

exigency expressed in the present writ petition, the representation filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking parole, which is pending consideration before the competent authority, shall be determined in accordance with law, within a period of five working days from today, under intimation to the petitioner. Ordered accordingly.

In view of the foregoing, counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw this petition at this stage with liberty to approach this Court afresh in the event he is aggrieved by the order passed by the competent authority.

Leave and liberty granted.

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn and disposed of accordingly. A copy of this order be sent to the Jail Superintendent for necessary information and compliance.

SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J FEBRUARY 29, 2016 sd