Jyothi v. the State of Karnataka
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What is this about?
Petitioner filed Writ Petition seeking parole for her husband Ramu, serving life imprisonment for rape. Court disposed petition directing Chief Superintendent to consider parole application via email within four weeks, imposing conditions on monitoring and police attendance.
What the court decided
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NC: 2026:KHC:2075 WP No. 38191 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 38191 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE)
BETWEEN:
JYOTHI
Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
W/O RAMU [CTP - 6961] AGED 30 YEARS, R/O NO.151, 8TH CROSS, CHANDRA NAGAR, NEAR PIPELINE, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT BENGALURU-560100.
(BY SMT. UMME SALMA.,ADVOCATE)
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court can direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's request for parole for her husband convicted for rape.
Whether specific conditions should be imposed upon the grant of parole.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
JYOTHI
- respondent
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
- respondent
THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, BENGALURU
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · January
- Registered
- Case no.
- WP/38191/2025
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