Rana Pratap Singh Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Rana Pratap Singh Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Interim extension of the petitioner's parole till the next date of hearing (matter re-notified for 06.05.2026); final decision on the requested 12-week extension deferred pending the status report of the SHO, P.S. Chhawla.

Issue for consideration

Whether the parole granted to the petitioner by this court vide order dated 06.02.2026 should be extended by 12 weeks, on the plea that his father is seriously ill.

Court's answer

Notice was issued, and the State, through its learned ASC, appeared on advance copy, accepted notice and sought time to file a status report.

Ratio / Principle

As the petitioner was being prosecuted by respondent No.2/Border Security Force and there was no Investigating Officer in the picture, the SHO, P.S. Chhawla was directed to undertake the verification and file the status report before the next date, with copy to the opposing counsel.

Key takeaways

As an interim measure, the petitioner's parole shall stand extended till the next date of hearing before this court.ratio¶20
The matter was re-notified for 06 May 2026.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Parole extension — interim relief — Delhi High Court (Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J.), order dated 29.04.2026 in W.P.(CRL) 3169/2025, Rana Pratap Singh v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. (CRL.M.A. 13433/2026): By an application under S.528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the petitioner sought a 12-week extension of parole earlier granted by this court vide order dated 06.02.2026, on the ground that his father was seriously ill, having been admitted at Medanta Hospital, Gurugram and being moved to Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi, with medical records and prescription appended. Notice was issued; the State (ASC Rahul Tyagi) accepted notice on advance copy and sought time to file a status report. Since the petitioner was being prosecuted by respondent No.2/Border Security Force and there was no Investigating Officer in the picture, the SHO, P.S. Chhawla was directed to undertake the verification and file the status report before the next date, with copy to the opposing counsel. Pending that report, the petitioner's parole was extended interlocutorily till the next date of hearing, and the matter was re-notified for 06.05.2026. No final decision was taken on the 12-week extension at this stage.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

W.P.(CRL) 3169/2025 RANA PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Tanya Agarwal with Mr. Krishna Keshavi, Advocates.

versus

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC for the State. Mr.Ishkaran Singh Bhandari, CGSC with Mr. Piyush Yadav, Advocates and Mr. Ratan Prakash, GP for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI O R D E R % 29.04.2026

CRL.M.A. 13433/2026

By way of the present application filed under section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the petitioner seeks extension of parole granted by this court vide order dated 06.02.2026 by 12 weeks.

Ms. Tanya Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioner submits, that the petitioner’s father is seriously ill and was admitted at Medanta Hospital, Gurugram from where he is now being moved to Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi. Medical records and prescription in support of the plea have been appended to the application.

Issue notice.

Mr. Rahul Tyagi, learned ASC appears on behalf of the State on advance copy; accepts notice; and seeks time to file a status report.

Since the petitioner was prosecuting by respondent No.2/Border Security Force and there is no Investigating Officer in the picture, the SHO

W.P.(CRL) 3169/2025

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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 06/05/2026 at 13:16:05

P.S.: Chhawla is directed to undertake the verification and file the status report before the next date; with copy to the opposing counsel.

Re-notify on 06^th May 2026.

In the meantime, the petitioner’s parole shall stand extended till the next date of hearing before this court.

ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J

APRIL 29, 2026 ds

W.P.(CRL) 3169/2025

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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 06/05/2026 at 13:16:05