B R Tirumalai v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Emergency parole; medical grounds; surgery; convict CTP No.14948; Section 138 N.I.Act; fine Rs. 2.50 crores; Crl.A.No.1680/2019; Rule 191(2) Karnataka Prisons Rules; Prison Manual; Articles 226 & 227 Constitution of India; writ of mandamus; Central Prison Parappana Aghrahara; Chief Medical Officer report; strict parole conditions; extension of parole; State made no objection; Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; decided 02.04.2025; parole period 03.04.2025 to 17.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; mandamus to respondent No.2 to release the detenue/Tirumalai (CTP No.14948) on emergency parole for 15 days, from the forenoon of 03.04.2025 till the evening of 17.04.2025, subject to strict usual conditions ensuring his return to gaol and no fresh offending; liberty to seek extension of parole; Registry to communicate the order to respondent No.2 by electronic mail forthwith.