Raj Kumar v. State (Nct of Delhi)

O R D E R %

19.11.2025

¶1The present petition has been filed for the issuance of directions in the nature of mandamus for the grant of parole for a period of 60 days on account of medical condition of the petitioner.

¶2The petitioner is currently lodged in jail serving life sentence. It is submitted that he has already undergone more than 11 years of imprisonment. His application for parole submitted to respondent authorities on 16.09.2025 is still lying pending without any decision or reply.

¶3Learned Additional Standing Counsel who appears for the State submits that the application was not filed through Superintendent Jail but was filed directly to MHA and 2-3 weeks time is required for disposal of the said application.

¶4Since the application for parole is already pending before the This is a digitally signed order. competent authority, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent/competent authority to decide the same within a period of 2 weeks.

¶5A copy of this order be sent to the Superintendent Jail for information and compliance. RAVINDER DUDEJA, J NOVEMBER 19, 2025 Gs/SK This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3813/2025 RAJ KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Siddharth Yadav, Mr. Nitin Kumar Yadav, Mr. Anmol Kumar Pandey, Advs. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC with Mr. Arjit Sharma, Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA