Chetan v. State Gnct of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: W.P.(CRL) 2799/2025; furlough rejection set aside; remand to competent authority; non-disclosure of date of warning punishment; three-day late surrender after furlough; parole and furlough purpose - prevention of prisonization, reformation of convict; tilt in favour of convict for delay of a day or two; intra-jail discipline vs reformation provisions; withdrawal of notification treating warning as non-bar to furlough; regressive step; GNCTD; PS Kalyanpuri; time-bound fresh decision within three weeks; Mohd. Alam vs State of NCT of Delhi 2025:DHC:6065.
What did the court decide?
Impugned furlough-rejection order set aside; matter remanded to the competent authority to decide the furlough application afresh in the light of the court's discussion, within three weeks, with the decision to be conveyed to the petitioner within the next one week; pending application (CRL.M.A. 26343/2025) disposed of; copy of the order to be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent forthwith for compliance.