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Rajnath @ Dharmender v. State NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC13 Oct 2025W.P.(CRL)/3131/2025

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W.P.(CRL) 3131/2025; Rajnath @ Dharmender v. State NCT of Delhi; furlough rejection; first spell of furlough refused; unsatisfactory jail conduct; late surrender from emergency parole (09 days) and furlough (05 months 18 days); FIR No. 90/2001 PS Model Town; Section 376 IPC; Justice Ajay Digpaul; decision dated 13.10.2025; petition dismissed.

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This Court found no ground to interfere with the impugned order or to extend the benefit of furlough to the petitioner, having regard to his unsatisfactory overall jail conduct (late surrenders from emergency parole and furlough). ¶16

Rajnath @ Dharmender Vs State NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 3131/2025

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RAJNATH @ DHARMENDER .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Shannu Baghel, Mr. Ganpat Ram, Mr. Aakash and Mr. Saksham Kumar, Advs.

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versus

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STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel for State with SI Ridhima, PS Model Town

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL

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O R D E R

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% 13.10.2025

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1. The present petition has been filed seeking quashing of the rejection order dated 01.09.2025 and for issuance of directions to release the petitioner on first spell of furlough for a period of three weeks in connection case FIR No. 90/2001, registered at PS Model Town for the offences punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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2. Pursuant to the order dated 24.09.2025, a status report has been filed, which indicates that the overall conduct of the petitioner during his previous spells of parole and furlough has been found to be unsatisfactory.

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3. Para 5 of the said status report records as under:

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The overall jail conduct of the said convict is Unsatisfactory in view of that the said convict surrender himself late twice from emergency parole and furlough i.e. 09 days late and 05 months 18 days late respectively.

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4. In view of the foregoing, this Court finds no ground to interfere with

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 25/10/2025 at 12:23:56

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the impugned order or to extend the benefit of furlough to the petitioner.

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5. Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed.

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AJAY DIGPAUL, J

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OCTOBER 13, 2025 /ar/dd

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This is a digitally signed order. 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 25/10/2025 at 12:23:56

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