Abdul Samad @ Samad v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
General parole for convict on ground of mother's medical illness rejected; pending trial in CC No.67/2017 and CC No. 228/2017 (Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Ramanagara) held to be a condition against parole under Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual - 2021; petitioner Abdul Samad @ Samad CTP 3387, Central Prison, Belagavi; offences under Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Arms Act, 1959; writ petition under Articles 226 and 227; represented by wife Nasreen Taj; advocate Sirajuddin Ahmed; respondents State of Karnataka Home Department, Chief Superintendent Central Prison Belagavi, SHO Channapatna Town PS.
What did the court decide?
A prisoner who stands trial in pending criminal proceedings cannot claim parole, since standing trial is a condition against grant of parole in terms of the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual - 2021; accordingly the petition was disposed of without directing release on parole.