Monu @ Jiji vs State of NCT of Delhi

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2024 Supreme(Del) 754

SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
Monu @ Jiji – Appellant
Versus
State of NCT of Delhi – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Shiv Chopra, Ms. Aadhya Khanna and Mr. Sidharth Arora, Advocates, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for the State with Mr. Alok Sharma, Mr. Vasu, Ms. Disha Malhotra and Mr. Abhishek P., Advocates and with SI Jagdeep Sandhu, P.S. South Rohini.

JUDGMENT

Swarana Kanta Sharma, J. (Oral) - The instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed on behalf of petitioner seeking following reliefs:

"...a. Issue a writ or order in the nature of Certiorari quashing the furlough rejection order no. No. F. 10(3741962)/CJ/LEGAL/PHQ/2023/52194 dated 21.08.2023;

b. Issue a writ or order in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent to release the petitioner on furlough for a period of three weeks in FIR no. 260/2016, PS: South Rohini, Delhi, Under Section: 302 IPC;

c. Allow the petitioner to furnish one surety of Rs.5,000/- to the satisfaction of Jail Superintendent, CJ-02, Tihar;

2. The petitioner is presently confined in Central Jail No. 2 Tihar, New Delhi. By virtue of judgment dated 13.02.2019, the petitioner was convicted under Sections 302 of IPC in case arising out of FIR bearing No. 260/2016, registered at Police Station South Rohini, Delhi and was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rohini Courts, Delhi. His appeal against conviction i.e., CRL.A. 909/2019 was dismissed by this Court vide judgmen