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Rizwan v. State of NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC13 Apr 2026W.P.(CRL)/1181/2026

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Rizwan v. State of NCT of Delhi; Delhi High Court; W.P.(CRL) 1181/2026 & CRL.M.A. 11248/2026; parole; rejection by Competent Authority on 09.09.2025; mandatory one year prison sentence eligibility excluding trial period; earlier W.P.(Crl.) 3523/2025 disposed as not pressed; writ petition treated as representation seeking parole; decision in accordance with law; Manoj Jain, J; order dated 13.04.2026; disposed.

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Direction to the concerned Authority to treat the present writ petition as a representation seeking grant of parole and to take an appropriate decision in accordance with law, duly communicated to the petitioner; a copy of the order to be sent to the petitioner. ¶18

Rizwan Vs State of NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 1181/2026&CRL.M.A. 11248/2026 RIZWAN .....Petitioner

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Through: Ms. Sunita Arora (DHCLSC)Adv. versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, SC (Crl.)

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

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O R D E R

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% 13.04.2026

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Petitioner herein had earlier prayed for grant of parole and his request was rejected by the Competent Authority on 09.09.2025.

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Feeling aggrieved, petitioner had filed a writ petition i.e. W.P.(Crl.) 3523/2025 and when the abovesaid petition was taken up by the learned Coordinate Bench of this Court, it was brought to the knowledge of the Court that the petitioner had not completed mandatory one year of prison sentence, excluding the trial period and, therefore, he was not eligible for seeking parole.

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In view of the above, the abovesaid petition was disposed of as not pressed.

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Learned counsel for petitioner submits that now the petitioner has become eligible as he has completed the one year prison sentence and therefore, he is entitled to grant of parole.

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Fact, however, remains, that being so, he should have filed appropriate application before the concerned Authority for grant of parole.

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Learned counsel for petitioner, in all fairness, admits that no specific

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W.P.(CRL) 1181/2026

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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 16/04/2026 at 13:38:56

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application was filed by him seeking parole, after he had become eligible. 7. Keeping in mind the overall facts of the case, the present petition is disposed of with the direction to the concerned Authority to treat the present writ petition as representation seeking grant of parole and let appropriate decision be, accordingly, taken in accordance with law and be also duly communicated to the petitioner.

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A copy of this order be sent to petitioner.

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MANOJ JAIN, J

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APRIL 13, 2026/ sw/pb

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W.P.(CRL) 1181/2026

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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 16/04/2026 at 13:38:56

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