Case brief
What is this about?
Sonu Sonkar v. State (NCT of Delhi), W.P.(CRL) 2685/2025, High Court of Delhi (Ajay Digpaul, J.), order dated 17.12.2025: writ petition seeking four weeks' parole dismissed as not maintainable owing to the statutory bar in Rule 1210(V) of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 (minimum six-month gap from surrender on conclusion of previous parole, relaxable only in specified emergencies); the convict had recently availed two weeks' parole (12.11.2025–26.11.2025) granted in W.P.(Crl.) No. 3500/2025. Keywords: parole, Delhi Prison Rules 2018, Rule 1210(V), maintainability, six-month gap, dismissal.
What did the court decide?
The petition seeking four weeks' parole is not maintainable, having regard to the statutory bar contained in Rule 1210(V) of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, and is accordingly dismissed. ¶18