Ganga Sahay v. State NCT of Delhi through Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(CRL) 1482/2026 (Decided 07.05.2026, High Court of Delhi, Manoj Jain J): prisoner punished under Delhi Prison Rules 2018 with one-week stoppage of mulaqat for jumping furlough; contention that punishment without show-cause notice/enquiry (Rules 1268, 1269, 1271) was unsustainable and that continued denial of furlough amounted to double jeopardy; Court directed Competent Authority to reconsider furlough since punishment already suffered, fresh application to be decided within two weeks; petition and pending application disposed; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Competent Authority to reconsider grant of furlough on the footing that the petitioner cannot be punished twice for the same violation; liberty to submit a fresh furlough application to be decided within two weeks of receipt; copy of the order to the Jail Superintendent for information and compliance.