Allowed

Naresh @ Raju v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

Delhi HC11 Sept 2024W.P.(CRL)/2807/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Life convict sought four weeks parole to re-establish family ties and support his widowed mother and minor children. The court noted satisfactory jail conduct, prior paroles without misuse, and enlarged the petitioner on parole for four weeks subject to a personal bond and conditions.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner enlarged on parole for 4 weeks on personal bond of Rs. 10,000 with one surety, subject to stated conditions including surrender thereafter.

Naresh @ Raju Vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) — Bail and Remand | Delhi HC (2024)

¶1

$~66

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

¶3

- W.P.(CRL) 2807/2024

¶4

NARESH @ RAJU .....Petitioner

¶5

Through: Ms. Jahanvi Worah, Advocate

¶6

versus

¶7

STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) with Ms. Priyam Aggarwal & Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya, Advocates for the State SI Ramesh PS Nihal Vihar

¶8

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

¶9

O R D E R

¶10

% 11.09.2024

¶11

CRL.M.A. 27458/2024

¶12

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

¶13

application stands disposed of.

¶14

W.P.(CRL) 2807/2024

¶15

This petition is filed seeking parole for the petitioner for a period of 4 weeks.

¶16

Petitioner was arrested in FIR No. 174/2011 for offences punishable under Sections 302/307 IPC PS Nihal Vihar. Petitioner was convicted by order dated 11^th October 2019 and sentenced for life.

¶17

Appeal filed by the petitioner was dismissed by this Court by order dated 28^th April 2022 and thereafter SLP has also been dismissed.

¶18

This is a digitally signed order.

¶19

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/09/2024 at 12:28:05

¶20

As per the nominal roll, petitioner has undergone 12 years 2 months of incarceration including remission of about 1 (one) year and 2 months. Jail conduct is satisfactory except for two incidents of 2013 and 2019. Petitioner was granted interim bail in January 2020 for 60 days and then in July 2020 for 8 weeks during covid pandemic, which was extended till 19^th March 2021. Parole was granted to petitioner by this Court in November 2022 for 14 days and then in December 2023 for 4 weeks. There is nothing on record to suggest that petitioner has misused the liberty granted to him, except for a slight delay in surrender during interim bail granted during covid pandemic.

¶21

Parole is sought for reestablishing social ties with the family and for financial support to them, since he is the only male member with 2 minor children and a widowed mother who is aged 65 years and suffering from old age ailments.

¶22

As per order dated 29^th April 2024, the competent authority had to decide the application of petitioner within two weeks, however, as per Standing Counsel, considering the administrative difficulties, the decision has not been taken as yet.

¶23

In these facts and circumstances, petition is allowed. The petitioner is enlarged on parole for a period of 4 weeks from the date of release, subject to furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent subject to the following conditions:-

¶24

i. Address of petitioner, as mentioned in the nominal roll, be verified by the Jail Superintendent.

¶25

ii. The petitioner shall also provide the Jail Superintendent with mobile telephone number which shall be kept in working

¶26

This is a digitally signed order.

¶27

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/09/2024 at 12:28:05

¶28

condition at all times and shall not switch off or change the mobile number without prior intimation.

¶29

iii. The petitioner shall not indulge in any criminal activity and shall not communicate with or come in contact with the complainant/victim or any member of the complainant/victim’s family or tamper with the evidence of the case.

¶30

iv. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the jail authorities at the expiry of the period of parole.

¶31

Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.

¶32

Copy of the order be sent to the Jail Superintendent for information and necessary compliance.

¶33

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.

¶34

ANISH DAYAL, J

¶35

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024/sm

¶36

This is a digitally signed order.

¶37

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/09/2024 at 12:28:05

Naresh @ Raju v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Naresh @ Raju v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Hari Shankar and Ors. Vs State Gnct of Delhi and Ors.

Naresh Mohan Singla Vs Smt Ranjana Bhatia

Sh. Abhishek Verma Alias Abhishek Kumar Verma and Ors. Vs the State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Bhupinder Singh Vs the State of NCT Delhi & Anr.

Firoz Saifi @ Mohd. Asif & Anr. Vs the State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr.

Eti Tiwari Vs the State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Janak Raj Dhami Vs the Joint Commissioner of Police Licensing Unit, New Delhi

Ankit Garg Vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

Sanjeev Guha and Ors. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Shri Chandan Anr. Vs the State Anr.

Nilendra Kumar Shukla & Ors. Vs the State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Mr X Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Varun Thakur Vs State (Govt. of NCT Delhi )