Sonu Dahiya Vs State Gnct of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sonu Dahiya Vs State Gnct of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petitioner granted parole for 04 weeks subject to the same conditions imposed vide prison authorities' order dated 01.04.2026 granting furlough; no further extension to be granted; the interim extension granted vide order dated 04.05.2026 counted towards petitioner's second spell of furlough.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be granted his second spell of furlough back-to-back with the existing furlough (or equivalent relief) in order to obtain complete treatment for his ears, failing which he may lose his power of hearing. +1 more

Court's answer

Since the medical documents appended to the petition have been found genuine, the Court grants the petitioner parole for a period of 04 weeks subject to the same conditions imposed by the prison authorities vide their order dated 01.04.2026 while granting furlough.

Ratio / Principle

No further extension will be granted to the petitioner.

Key takeaways

To obviate any confusion at a subsequent stage, the extension granted to the petitioner vide order dated 04.05.2026 till today shall be counted towards his second spell of furlough.ratio¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J.; order dated 15.05.2026) disposing of W.P.(CRL) 1446/2026, Sonu Dahiya v. State GNCT of Delhi. The prison authorities, by communication dated 04.05.2026, had declined the convict-petitioner's request for extension of furlough/parole; counsel for the petitioner pressed for a second spell of furlough back-to-back with the existing furlough for complete treatment of the petitioner's ears, failing which he might lose his power of hearing, contending that jail authorities have no power to extend furlough. Counsel for the State pointed out that furlough counts towards sentence undergone and that Rule 1212 of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 mandates at least a 01-month gap between the last furlough and parole. The State's status report dated 11.05.2026 confirmed that the medical documents filed with the petition were genuine. On that conspectus, exercising extraordinary writ jurisdiction, the Court granted the petitioner parole for 04 weeks subject to the same conditions imposed vide the prison authorities' furlough order dated 01.04.2026, clarified that no further extension would be granted, and directed that the interim extension granted vide the Court's order dated 04.05.2026 be counted towards the petitioner's second spell of furlough. Petition and pending applications disposed-of accordingly.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(CRL) 1446/2026 SONU DAHIYA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Priyal Bhardwaj, Advocate. versus

STATE GNCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for the State.

CORAM:

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

% 15.05.2026

Pursuant to last order dated 04.05.2026, the State has filed status report dated 11.05.2026. The status report confirms that the medical documents furnished by the petitioner alongwith the petition have been found to be genuine.

Ms. Priyal Bhardwaj, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits, that the jail authorities have no power to extend furlough; and it is therefore the petitioner’s prayer that he be granted his second spell of furlough back-to-back with the existing furlough, in order for the petitioner to get complete treatment for his ears, failing which he may lose his power of hearing.

Mr. Kshitiz Garg, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. Amol Sinha, learned ASC for the State submits, that apart from the fact that the jail authorities do not have the power to extend furlough (which is counted towards sentence undergone), Rule 1212 of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 also requires that there must be at least 01-month gap between the last furlough and parole; and that therefore the jail authorities are unable to either extend furlough or grant parole.

W.P.(CRL) 1446/2026 Page 1 of 2

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Communication dated 04.05.2026 issued by the prison authorities declining the petitioner’s request for extension of furlough/parole has been handed-up by the State; and the same is taken on record.

Ms. Bhardwaj submits, that the petitioner is suffering from a precarious medical condition, and the court may mould the relief appropriately in its exercise of extraordinary writ jurisdiction, so that the petitioner is able to attend to his medical condition.

Upon a conspectus of the foregoing and since the medical documents appended to the petition have been found to be genuine, this court is persuaded to grant to the petitioner parole for a period of 04 weeks subject to the same conditions that were imposed by the prison authorities vide order dated 01.04.2026 while granting furlough.

It is made clear that no further extension will be granted to the petitioner.

In order to obviate any confusion at a subsequent stage, it is clarified that the extension granted to the petitioner vide order dated 04.05.2026 till today, shall be counted towards his second spell of furlough.

Petition stands disposed-of in the above terms.

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

ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J

MAY 15, 2026 ds

W.P.(CRL) 1446/2026 Page 2 of 2

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 23/05/2026 at 13:02:21