Rahish @ Ganja v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner sought parole to file an SLP for 10-year conviction despite jail punishment. Court found no impediment and enlarged petitioner on three-week parole with bond and conditions, including weekly reporting.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner enlarged on parole for three weeks on furnishing personal bond of Rs.25,000 with one surety of like amount.
What the court decided
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
- W.P.(CRL) 1038/2018
RAHISH @ GANJA ..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Rakhi Dubey, Advocate DHCLSC. Versus
STATE ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Jamal Akhtar, Advocate for Mr. Rahul Mehra, Standing Counsel with SI Suresh Chander, P.S. Ashok Vihar.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI O R D E R
% 05.07.2018
The petitioner seeks parole to file an SLP against his conviction for 10 years of which he has already undergone 9 years. Filing of an appeal is an alienable right of a convict. The Nominal Roll of the convict presented today by the counsel for the State shows that he was given a punishment in jail on 10.04.2018. This punishment, according to the learned counsel for the petitioner, could at best be apropos some minor breach of the jail rules, but the same should not come in the way of the petitioner being released on parole to exercise his statutory rights to secure his liberty.
In view of the foregoing, the Court finds no impediment in allowing the present petition. The petitioner is enlarged on parole for a period of three weeks from the date of his release on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to parole for a limited period to file a special leave petition against his conviction.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
RAHISH @ GANJA
- respondent
STATE
Coram
NAJMI WAZIRI
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