Nagina v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Denial of general parole to a life convict at an early stage of sentence; grounds invoked: adverse effects of prolonged confinement, conjugal obligation, care of four minor children; ground of spending time with family accepted under Section 636(viii) Karnataka Prison Manual but held to arise closer to sentence completion; 4 years 2 months 7 days served as on 20.05.2026 of life sentence imposed 18.04.2023 in S.C.No.49/2019 (Section 302 IPC, Chikkballapura); petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution dismissed by Suraj Govindaraj J.
What did the court decide?
Although spending time with family members is an accepted ground under Section 636(viii) of the Karnataka Prison Manual, such a ground arises closer to the convict's sentence being completed and not in the initial years. ¶34