Haseena Taj v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; W.P. No. 23258 of 2024 (GM-POLICE); Justice M. Nagaprasanna; decided 14-03-2025; parole granted to convict Mubarak (CTP-3389) of Belagavi Central Prison; conviction in SC No.35/2015 under Sections 302, 120(B), 506 read with 149 IPC; writ under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution; ground: mother's (petitioner Haseena Taj) illness; pendency of three other crimes (Section 323 or 324) held no bar to parole; 30-day parole from 17.03.2025 to 15.04.2025; conditions: weekly attendance at jurisdictional police station, return to gaol; liberty to seek extension; advocates: Sirajuddin Ahmed for petitioner, Rahul Cariappa AGA for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed in part: mandamus issued to respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's representation and release her son (CTP No.3389) on parole for 30 days, from the forenoon of 17.03.2025 till the evening of 15.04.2025, subject to the usual strict conditions and weekly attendance at the jurisdictional police station; liberty reserved to the petitioner to seek extension of parole depending on the convict's conduct while out on parole.