Amrik Singh v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Furlough; delayed surrender; bona fide explanation; conviction year commenced 11.02.2024, fresh conviction year 11.02.2025; first spell of furlough three weeks; rejection order dated 31.01.2025; application dated 05.12.2024; Article 226 Constitution; Section 528 BNSS 2023; Supreme Court stay on surrender, W.P. Crl. No. 397/2023; surrender before CJ No. 10, Rohini Jail; parole/furlough surrender record 2016–2024; conditions: personal bond Rs. 20,000, surety, Saturday reporting to SHO/Duty Officer, passport surrender, mobile location on, no contact with complainant/victim family; humanitarian grounds; Amrik Singh v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi; W.P.(CRL) 549/2025; High Court of Delhi; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, J.; decision date 17.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner enlarged on furlough for a period of three (3) weeks (first spell of the conviction year begun 11.02.2025), subject to conditions: furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent; reporting to the concerned SHO/Duty Officer every Saturday while on furlough; surrendering any passport and not leaving Delhi without prior permission of the Court concerned; providing mobile number(s) to the Investigating Officer, keeping them operational with location on at all times; abstaining from criminal activity and from contact with the complainant/victim or their family; intimating any change of residential address/mobile number to the SHO/Duty Officer by affidavit; and surrendering before the Jail Authorities positively on expiry of the furlough period. Pending applications disposed of as infructuous; copy of order sent to the Jail Superintendent.