IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. :17569 of 2025 Reserved on : 11.12 . 2025 Decided on : 17.12. 2025 Vinod Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Sohail Khan, Legal Aid Counsel.

For the respondents : Mr. Rohit Sharma, Ms. Ranjna Patial and Ms. Avni Kochhar Mehta, Deputy Advocates General.

Virender Singh, Judge.

By way of the present writ petition, petitioner-

Vinod Kumar has invoked the extra ordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following substantive reliefs, amongst others:

1 Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

“A. Issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent No. 2 to grant parole to the petitioner in a time bound manner, as per law laid down therefor.

B. The petitioner may kindly be released on parole for a period of 42 days.”

2. As per the case set up by the petitioner, he has been convicted by the Court of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Kangra at Dharamshala, Himachal Pra