* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 25.03.2026 Pronounced on: 29.04.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 1832/2024 & CRL.M.A. 17833/2024 SANDEEP ALIAS SANDY .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Ranbir Singh Kundu, Mr.Shubham Mavi and Mr.Paras, Advs.

versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through: Mr.Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC with Mr.Alok Sharma, Adv. and SI Sukhwinder Singh, Crime Branch + W.P.(CRL) 945/2025 & CRL.M.A. 8855/2025 VIJAY DAHIYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Faraz Maqbool, Panel Counsel, DHCLSC, with Ms. A. Sahitya Veena, Ms. Deepshikha and Ms. Ananya Luthra, Advs.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC with Mr.

Sangeet Sibou, Mr. Aniket Kumar Singh and Mr. Priyansh Raj Singh Senger, Advs. and SI Sukhwinder Singh, Crime Branch.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA

J U D G M E N T

NAVIN CHAWLA, J.

1. These petitions raise a common challenge to NOTE-2 of Rule 1212 of the Delhi Prisons Rules, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as „Rules‟) and NOTE-(1) to Rule 1224 of the Rules. They are, therefore, being taken up together for disposal by way of this common judgment.

2. NOTE:-(2) of Rule 1212 read