The present petition has been filed by the petitioner inter alia praying for issuance of writ of mandamus granting parole to the petitioner for a period of three months for filing SLP before the Supreme Court of India, to take care of his family and reconnect & re-establish social ties.

2. Status report has been filed by the State.

3. Perusal of the nominal roll of the petitioner shows that he is undergoing a sentence of 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment for offence under Section 376 IPC, 7 years Rigorous Imprisonment for offence under Section 365 IPC and 7 years Rigorous Imprisonment for offence under Section 366 IPC with fine of Rs.40,000/- in case FIR No. 39/2011 under Section 366/363/376 IPC registered at PS – Alipur.

4. The petitioner has already undergone 3 years 5 month and 7 days of incarceration and also earned remission of 5 months and 28 days as on 30.06.2017. The unexpired portion of the sentence is 6 years 25 days (IFP). The jail conduct of the petitioner has been found to be unsatisfactory in view of jail punishment dated 04.12.2016.

5. The appeal preferred by the petitioner was dismissed vide order dated 10.01.2017 of this Court.

6. The status report filed by the Stat