Joythi v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
General parole; medical grounds for parole; epilepsy; neurofits; seizure disorder; hypertension; release of prisoner CPT No.3378; Central Prison Belagavi; life convict; death sentence modified Crl.A.No.852/2018; S.C. No.14/2015; Sections 448, 451, 392, 376H, 302, 424 IPC; Section 42 Karnataka Prisons Amendment Act 2022; use of electronic equipment in prison; Crime No.159/2023; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; GM-POLICE; High Court of Karnataka Dharwad; Justice Suraj Govindaraj; 30-day parole from 21.09.2025; weekly police station attendance; writ petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Respondent No.2, the Chief Superintendent of Central Prison, Belagavi, directed to release the petitioner's brother, prisoner CPT No.3378, on parole for 30 days commencing 21.09.2025, subject to weekly marking of attendance at the jurisdictional Police Station, strict conditions stipulated by Respondent No.1 to ensure return to gaol and non-commission of offences during parole, and communication of the order by the registry to the prison authority for immediate execution.