A POCSO convict serving a 20-year sentence sought emergent parole to attend his daughter's marriage. The court held that Rule 16(2)(a) of the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021 renders such convicts ineligible for any parole, including emergent parole, and dismissed the writ petition.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 444/2025
Amichand S/o Shri Sitaram, Aged About 45 Years, R/o Teharpur, Police Station Vijaymandir, District Alwar (Raj.) (At Present In Central Jail, Alwar) Through His Saroj Devi W/o Shri Amichand Aged About 40 Years, R/o Teharpur, Police Station Vijaymandir, District Alwar (Raj.) 301001.
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vishram Prajapati For Respondent(s) : Mr. J S Rathore, PP
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA
Order
09/04/2025
;g fjV ;kfpdk ;kph@canh dh vksj ls iq=h ds fookg esa 'kkfey gksus gsrq vkikr ¼emergent½ iSjksy ij fjgk ¼release½ fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk djrs gq, izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
;kph@canh vehpUn iksDlks vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr n.Muh; vijk/k esa nks"kfl) gksdj 20 o"kZ ds dkjkokl dk n.M Hkqxr jgk gSA ;kph&canh us fnukad 1404-2025 dks gksus okys viuh iq=h ds fookg esa lfEefyr gksus ds fy, ,d izkFkZuki= vkikr ¼emergent½ iSjksy ij fjgk ¼release½ fd;s tkus gsrq izLrqr fd;k] tks ftyk iSjksy ijke'kZ lfefr }kjk fnukad 26-03-2025 dks fujLr fd;k x;k gS
izkFkZuki= ij ;kph@canh ds fo}ku vf/koDrk o fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dks lquk x;kA
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;kph@canh ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk dguk gS fd fnukad 14-04-2025 dks mldh iq=h 'kknh gS] ftldk fuea=.k i= Hkh mlus izLrqr fd;k gSA jktLFkku canh dkjkodk'k ij fjgk fu;e 2021 ds fu;e 11¼4½ ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr vkikr ¼emergent½ iSjksy ij fjgk ¼release½ fd;k tk ldrk gSA v/kh{kd dsUnzh; dkjkx`g vyoj] ftyk iqfyl v/kh{kd vyoj] Fkkukf/kdkjh iqfyl Fkkuk fot; eafnj vyoj rFkk mi funs'kd lkekftd U;k; ,oa vf/kdkfjrk foHkkx vyoj dh vfHk'ka"kk Hkh bl vk'k; dh gS] ijUrq ftyk iSjksy ijke'kZ lfefr us xyr :i ls mldk izkFkZuki= fujLr fd;k gSA vr% mDr vkns'k dks vikLr dj ;kph@canh dks iSjksy ij fjgk fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA
blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd jktLFkku canh dkjkodk'k ij fjgk fu;e 2021 ds fu;e 16¼2½ ds vUrxZr iksDlks vf/kfu;e ds nks"kfl) vijk/k esa ltk dkV jgs canh dks iSjksy ij fjgkbZ vuqer ugha gSA
geus izLrqr rdZ&fordZ ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k x;kA
jktLFkku canh dkjkodk'k ij fjgk fu;e 2021 ds fu;e 16 esa fuEu izko/kku fd;k x;k gS&
"Ineligibility for release.- (1) The following categories of prisoners shall not be eligible for release on parole unless they have not served half of the sentence including remission:-
(a) Prisoners who have escaped from the Jail or Police/ Judicial custody or attempted to escape;
(b) Prisoners who have been convicted for offences under sections 121 to 134, 216A, 302, 311, 328, 332, 386, 387, 388, 389, 392, 393, 394, 395, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 413, 455, 458, and 459 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860;
(c) Prisoner convicted for the offences punishable with imprisonment of 7 years or more under any other law:
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Provided that in granting parole to prisoners sentenced under section 302 of Indian Penal Code 1860, the circumstances of the case under which the murder was committed, such as murder committed for possession of land or over honour of women or as a result of family feuds shall be kept in view and favorably considered for parole
(2) The following categories of prisoners shall not be eligble for release on parole:-
(a) Prisoners convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
(b) Prisoners convicted under section 326A, 364, 364A, 376A, 376B, 376E, 396, 460 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 and section 376 connected with 302 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 (rape with murder). (c) Prisoners convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (Central Act No. 37 of 1967).
bl izdkj mDr fu;e 16¼2½¼,½ dks ns[kus ls Li"V gS fd iksDlks vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr nks"kkfl) canh iSjksy ij eqDr gksus ds fy, ik= ¼eligble½ ugha gSA bl fu;e esa dkbZ ijUrqd Hkh ugha gS vkSj u gh dksbZ vkiokfnd fLFkfr dk gh o.kZu gSA ;kph iksDlks vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr nks"kfl) gksdj 20 o"kZ ds dkjkokl dk n.M Hkqxr jgk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa mDr fu;eksa ds vUrxZr ;kph iSjksy ij fjgkbZ ds fy, ik= ugha gS] bl dkj.k ls og vkikr ¼emergent½ iSjksy ij fjgk gksus ds fy, Hkh ik= ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA
jktLFkku canh dkjkodk'k ij fjgk fu;e 2021 ds fu;e 11 esa vkikr ¼emergent½ ekeyksa esa iSjksy ij canh dks NksMs+ tkus dk izko/kku gS] ;g fu;e Hkh fuEu izdkj ls gSa&
"Emergent cases.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contain in rule 5,6, and 10, in emergent cases, involving humanitarian consideration, such as,(i) critical condition on account of illness of any close relative i.e. father, mother, wife, husband, children, brother or un-married sister;
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(ii) death of any such close relative;
(iii) serious damage to life or property from any natural calamity;
(iv) Marriage of a Prisoner, his/her son or daughter or his/her brothers/sister in case his/her parents are not alive; and (v) delivery of Prisoners wife,a prisoner,
may be released on parole for a period not exceeding seven days by the Superintendent of the Jail and for a period not exceeding fifteen days by the Inspector General of Prisons or District Magistrate on such terms and conditions as they may, consider necessary to impose for the security of the prisoner including a guarantee for his return to the Jail, acceptance or execution whereof would be a condition precedent to the release of such a prisoner on parole.
mDr fu;e dks i<+us ls Li"V gS fd fu;e 5] 6 o 10 esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh vkikr ¼emergent½ fLFkfr esa ekuoh; vk/kkjksa ij canh dks iSjksy ij eqDr fd;k tk ldrk gS] ijUrq bl fu;e esa dgha Hkh fu;e 16 dk gokyk ugha gSA blls Li"V gS fd mDr fu;eksa ds vUrxZr fu;e 16¼2½¼,½ esa of.kZr canh] tks iksDlks vf/kfu;e ds vijk/kksa ds fy, nks"kfl) gqvk gS] og fdlh Hkh izdkj ds iSjksy] ftlesa vkikr ¼emergent½ iSjksy Hkh 'kkfey gS] ij fjgk gksus dk ik= ¼eligble½ ugha gSA blh vk/kkj ij ftyk iSjksy ijke'kZ lfefr us vkns'k fnukad 26-03-2025 ikfjr dj iSjksy ij fjgk djus ls badkj fd;k gS] ftlesa dksbZ voS/krk vkSj fu;e fo:)rk ugha gSA vr% ;kfpdk fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA
ifj.kker% ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ;kfpdk fujLr dh tkrh gSA rn~uqlkj fofo/k izkFkZuki=] ;fn dksbZ gks] rks fujLr fd;s tkrs gSaA
(SHUBHA MEHTA),J
VISHAL SHARMA /256
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a convict under the POCSO Act is eligible for emergent parole to attend his daughter's marriage despite the District Parole Advisory Committee rejecting his application.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Amichand (through Saroj Devi)
The State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary Home, Secretariat, Jaipur
The District Magistrate, Alwar
Superintendent Central Jail, Alwar
Shubha Mehta
As recorded by the court registry
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