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Kamaljeet Singh v. the State of NCT of Delhi

Delhi HC16 Apr 2026W.P.(CRL)/1215/2026

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W.P.(CRL) 1215/2026, High Court of Delhi, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, order dated 16.04.2026: parole of petitioner Kamaljeet Singh, granted 17.02.2026 under Rule 1208(vii) Delhi Prison Rules 2018 (family and social ties; house-repair purpose also urged), expiring 17.04.2026, extended by 04 weeks from 18.04.2026 on the same conditions; State (Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel) cautioned against repeated extensions but left orders to the court; petition under Article 226 Constitution read with Section 528 BNSS 2023 disposed of.

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Extension of the parole granted vide order dated 17.02.2026 by a further period of 04 weeks commencing from 18.04.2026, subject to the same conditions as were imposed vide order dated 17.02.2026. ¶8

Kamaljeet Singh Vs the State of NCT of Delhi — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 1215/2026

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KAMALJEET SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Balvinder Kumar, Advocate.

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versus

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THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel for State. SI Sameer, P.S. Swaroop Nagar.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI O R D E R 16.04.2026

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By way of the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the petitioner seeks extension of parole granted to him by the concerned authorities vidé order dated 17.02.2026 for a period of 12 weeks.

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Though the parole was granted in light of the Rule 1208(vii) of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, namely to maintain the family and social ties, Mr. Balvinder Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits, that as would be seen from his application for parole filed before concerned authorities, he had also sought parole for repairing his house.

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Learned counsel submits, that the petitioner’s house has still not been fully repaired; and that he has had to collect funds and resources to do so. In support of his submission, learned counsel has drawn attention

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W.P.(CRL) 1215/2026

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:11:39

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of this court to certain photographs of the petitioner’s house appended to the present petition.

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Learned counsel states that the 04 weeks’ parole granted to the petitioner is expiring on 17.04.2026.

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Issue notice.

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Mr. Sanjay Lao, learned Standing Counsel (Crl.) appears on behalf of the State on advance copy; accepts notice; and submits, that repeated extensions of parole may be discouraged. Mr. Lao however, leaves it to the court to pass appropriate orders.

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Considering the submissions made, which seem to be borne-out by the record, the parole granted to the petitioner vidé order dated 17.02.2026 by the concerned authorities is extended further by a period of 04 weeks commencing from 18.04.2026, subject to the same conditions as were imposed vidé order dated 17.02.2026.

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The present petition is disposed-of in the above terms.

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Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed-of.

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ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J

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APRIL 16, 2026 V.Rawat

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W.P.(CRL) 1215/2026

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:11:39

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