Vikas Sharma @ Vicky v. State of NCT of Delhi

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11.11.2024 CRL.M.A. 33608/2024 (exemption from filing certified copies and original documents)

¶1Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

¶2The application stands disposed of. W.P.(CRL) 3505/2024

¶3By the present petition, the petitioner essentially seeks second spell of furlough for a period of two weeks.

¶4The application filed by the petitioner seeking furlough was rejected noting that the petitioner, on an earlier occasion, had surrendered late by one day, which led to issuance of warning.

¶5The petitioner also challenges the punishment dated

18.07.2024 pursuant to which warning was issued to the petitioner.

¶6It is an admitted case that the petitioner was to surrender This is a digitally signed order. by 5:00 p.m. of 17.07.2024. It is not disputed that the petitioner reached the Jail premises on 17.07.2024 itself. It seems that he got late by a few hours and the Jail Superintendent did not allow him to enter the premises on that day. The petitioner thereafter surrendered in the morning of 18.07.2024.

¶7No fault can be found with the order of the respondent authorities. However, purely on humanitarian grounds since the petitioner had surrendered in the morning of the next day itself, this Court considers it apposite to quash the punishment ticket.

¶8The respondent authorities are directed to consider the application seeking furlough uninfluenced by the warning issued on the earlier occasion.

¶9Let the fresh order be passed within a period of two weeks from today.

¶10A copy of this order be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent.

¶11The present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. AMIT MAHAJAN, J NOVEMBER 11, 2024 'KDK' This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3505/2024 VIKAS SHARMA @ VICKY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tushar Gupta and Mr. Parniey Gupta, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for the State with Ms. Charu Sharma, Mr. Arjit Sharma, Mr. Vaibhav Vats and Mr. Nikunj Bindal, Advs. with W/SI Annu Kumari, PS Nihal Vihar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN