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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 16.03.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 27.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 28.03.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 577/2026 ABHINAV ANAND @BABBAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumer Singh Boparai (DHCLSC), Mr. Surya Pratap Singh and Mr. Abhilash Kumar Pathak, Advocates.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC for the State with Mr. Sangeet Sibou, Mr. Aniket Kumar Singh, Mr. Shubham Goyal and Mr. Priyansh Raj Singh Senger, Advocates. CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

JUDGMENT

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside the rejection order bearing number F.18/282/2018/HG/PRISONS/4297-4300 dated 09.01.2026 passed by the respondent/competent authority, and writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to release the petitioner on parole for a period of two months.

2. The facts, as apparent from the records, are that the petitioner herein is presently confined in Central Jail No. 14, Mandoli, Delhi, in connection with case arising out of FIR No. 281/2012, registered at Police Station New Us