Suraj Chauhan Alias Bitto v. State of NCT of Delhi

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12.11.2025

¶1By the present petition, the petitioner seeks following prayers : a) Issue a writ or order in the nature of Certiorari quashing the Parole rejecting order No. F. /270/2012/HG/2947 DATED 26/11/2024 as passed by the Respondent; b) Issue a writ or order in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent to release the petitioner on first spell of furlough for a period of 90 Days in case FIR No. 191/2008, PS: Vasant Vihar, Delhi, Under Section: 302/ IPC; c) Pass any other order or further orders, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the interest of justice; The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

¶2The petitioner's application seeking parole was rejected citing Rule 1210 (II) & (IV) of Delhi Prison Rules, 2018. The same provides that in order to be entitled for being released on parole or furlough, the conduct of the prisoner, who has been awarded major punishment, should have been uniformly good for last two years from the date of application and in case of award of minor punishment, the conduct of the prisoner should have been uniformly good for last one year from the date of application and that the convict should not have violated the terms and conditions of the parole or furlough granted previously.

¶3The Nominal Roll indicates that the petitioner, when released on furlough on the last occasion, surrendered late by three days, for which a minor punishment of warning by the Superintendent was awarded.

¶4No other misconduct of the petitioner has been pointed out.

¶5It is not disputed that the petitioner surrendered on

30.07.2024.

¶6The Nominal Roll, therefore, indicates that the petitioner's conduct has been satisfactory for the last one year from today.

¶7The violation of the condition of furlough was not surrendering on time, for which a minor punishment was awarded. No other impediment has been pointed out by the respondent in release of the petitioner on parole.

¶8In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent authorities to treat the present The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. petition as an application seeking parole and pass an appropriate order within a period of four weeks, keeping in view the observations made by this Court. Pending application also stands disposed of. AMIT MAHAJAN, J NOVEMBER 12, 2025 'KDK' The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3415/2025 & CRL.M.A. 31062/2025 SURAJ CHAUHAN ALIAS BITTO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aman Panwar, Adv. (through VC) Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Mr. Manav Kaushik and Ms. Rishika Choudhary, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms.Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC for the State with Ms. Amisha Gupta, Adv. with Insp. S. Ram, PS Vasant Vihar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN