Mr X v. State (NCT Of Delhi)
$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2973/2025 MR X .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Anup Kumar Das, Advocate.
versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through:
Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for the State along with Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advocate and Insp. Sahi Ram, PS Vasant Vihar.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA
O R D E R
% 12.11.2025 1.
The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 assails order dated 26th July, 2025 passed by the Director General of Prisons, Tihar, Janak Puri, New Delhi, rejecting the Petitioner's request for grant of furlough and accordingly, seeks grant of first spell of furlough for a period of three weeks.
2.
The Petitioner is convict serving life sentence under FIR No. 69/2009 under Sections 302/364/201/394/468/471/482 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 and Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959 registered at P.S. Vasant Vihar. 3.
The present petition is a long-chequered history. The Petitioner's repeated requests for furlough have been declined on various grounds, leading to multiple petitions before this Court and even the Hon'ble The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
Supreme Court. In this backdrop, the Petitioner now impugns the order dated 26th July, 2025 rejecting his latest request for furlough. 4.
During the course of submissions, Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for the State, submits that the State has no objection to the Petitioner being released on parole, instead of furlough, subject to restriction of movement within the NCR and upon furnishing his residential address. He further submits that since the Petitioner is undergoing treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), he should be permitted to attend to his medical needs independently during the parole period.
5.
In view of the statement made by Mr. Bhandari, counsel for the Petitioner submits that he does not wish to press the present petition on merits and is agreeable to the grant of parole, as suggested by the State. He, however, prays that liberty be reserved to the Petitioner to apply for furlough at an appropriate stage.
6.
In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with the direction that the Petitioner shall be released on parole for a period of 3 weeks on the personal bond in the sum of INR 25,000/- with one surety subject to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent/Trial Court. The parole shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) The Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the National Capital Region (NCR) during the parole period.
(ii) The Petitioner shall report to the concerned SHO(s) once a week on every Monday during the period of parole.
(iii) The Petitioner shall furnish his residential address and contact number to the concerned SHO and shall keep the said contact number operational at all times.
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(iv) The Petitioner shall surrender before the Jail Authorities at the expiry of the period of parole.
(v) The Petitioner shall attend to his medical needs and continue his ongoing treatment for HIV during the period of parole. 7.
Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to apply for furlough at a later stage, in accordance with law.
8.
The petition is disposed of in the above terms. 9.
A copy of the order be communicated to the concerned Jail Superintendent for information and necessary compliance. SANJEEV NARULA, J NOVEMBER 12, 2025/MK The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.