Convict undergoing life imprisonment sought first spell of three-week furlough; rejection relied on his 2019 parole jump under Delhi Prison Rules para 1224(iii). The court noted he had since complied with a 2023 parole grant and released him on furlough for three weeks on bond and conditions, disposing of the petition.
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RANJEET KUMAR ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Kushdeep Gaur, Advocate.
versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Jasraj Singh Chhabra, Advocate for Ms. Nandita Rao, ASC (Crl.) for State/GNCTD and SI Ravinder, PS Alipur.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH
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Court vide judgment dated 31.05.2019. Petitioner applied for grant of first spell of furlough for a period of three weeks to re-establish social ties with society and family members on account of continuous long incarceration vide application dated 02.08.2023, but the Competent Authority has declined to grant furlough placing reliance on paragraph 1224(iii) of Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 since Petitioner jumped parole during the period 08.11.2019 to 22.11.2019 and was re-arrested on 25.06.2020. 3. Status report has been filed wherein the address of the Petitioner stands verified and on this score there is no opposition to the grant of furlough. Perusal of the impugned order dated 22.11.2023 shows that the only ground for rejection of the application of the Petitioner is that he does not fulfil the criteria laid down in paragraph 1224(iii) of Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, as he had jumped the parole when he was released on 08.11.2019 for two weeks and had to be re-arrested. In my view, the impugned order overlooks the fact that this Court vide order dated 02.03.2023 in W.P. (CRL.) 2783/2022 had granted parole to the Petitioner for four weeks, which concession has not been misused by the Petitioner and significantly, in this very order the Court took note of the past conduct of the Petitioner having jumped parole between 08.11.2019 to 22.11.2019 and observed that more than two years had elapsed since the said incident. It is not the case of the State in the status report now filed that post the grant of parole by this Court on 02.03.2023, his conduct has been such which is undeserving of his being released on furlough. Learned counsel for the Petitioner has adverted to an order dated 15.03.2022 passed by this Court in Sunil v. State, W.P. (CRL.) 2550/2021, wherein this Court had granted parole to a convict who had not surrendered on expiry of the parole. Considering that more than four years
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have elapsed from the time the last incident of the Petitioner jumping parole had taken place in the year 2019 and after which on being granted parole the Petitioner has not misused the concession, the Petitioner is enlarged on furlough for a period of three weeks from the date of release, subject to his furnishing a 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 further subject to the following conditions: -
FEBRUARY 06, 2024/ akc/shivam JYOTI SINGH, J
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1 issue framed by the court
Should a convict who jumped parole in 2019 be denied furlough under Delhi Prison Rules para 1224(iii), given his subsequent compliant conduct?
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Sunil v. StateRelied on¶3
Sunil v. State, W.P. (CRL.) 2550/2021
4 provisions across 4 enactments
Ranjeet Kumar
State of NCT of Delhi
Jyoti Singh
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