Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(CRL) 2083/2026, decided 20.07.2026 by Justice Girish Kathpalia. Petitioner Md. Ikhlaq @ Asif challenged the Competent Authority's order dated 19.06.2026 rejecting modification of his furlough order dated 10.04.2026, which required two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each plus a like personal bond. One surety had died and the other refused; petitioner had undergone 13 years 03 months in custody. Court held petitioner unlikely to jump furlough, invoked the purpose and philosophy behind bail, parole and furlough as reformatory tools, allowed the petition, substituted condition no.1 with a Rs.10,000/- personal bond without surety, set aside the impugned order, and directed a copy to the Jail Superintendent. Keywords: furlough condition modification; death of surety; release without surety; personal bond; long incarceration; State of NCT of Delhi.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed: condition no.1 of the furlough order dated 10.04.2026 modified to permit release on furlough against a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- without any surety; impugned order dated 19.06.2026 set aside; other furlough conditions retained; accompanying applications disposed of; copy of order to be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent.