Chhote Lal v. State

$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1643/2018 CHHOTE LAL ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Madhav Khurana and Mr. Vignaraj Pasayat, Advs.

versus STATE ..... Respondent Through: Ms. Kamna Vohra, ASC with Ms.

Sarabjeet Kuar, Adv. with SI Ram Kishan, Crime Branch.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI

O R D E R

% 12.07.2018 The petitioner seeks parole to file an SLP against his conviction as well as to engage a counsel of his choice. He has a right to do so. The petitioner would be the best person to interact and instruct his counsel. He has undergone incarceration for 6 years 5 months and about 10 days against a sentence of 8 years. As per the Nominal Roll, his conduct in jail has been satisfactory. Ms. Kamna Vohra, the learned counsel for the State submits that the address of the petitioner in Delhi has been verified. In view of the above, the petitioner shall be released on parole for a period of six weeks from the date of his release on his furnishing a Personal Bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety of the like

amount to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent concerned subject to the following conditions:-

(1) The petitioner shall report to the SHO, Police Station - Welcome, Delhi, once a week on every Tuesday during the period of parole;

(2) He shall furnish his telephone number to the concerned SHO, which the petitioner shall keep operational at all times;

(3) He shall not leave the territory of NCT of Delhi;

(4) The petitioner shall surrender before the jail authorities at the expiry of parole period.

With the above directions the writ petition is disposed off. A copy of this order be sent to the Jail Superintendent concerned for compliance.

A copy of this order be given dasti to the learned counsel for the parties.

NAJMI WAZIRI, J JULY 12, 2018/acm