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[2026:RJ-JD:5094]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JODHPUR

S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1341/2024

Satyanarayan S/o Shri Ram Chandra Ji, Aged About 60 Years, At

Present Lodged In Central Jail, Ajmer Through His Son Shubham

Sharma S/o Shri Satyanarayan, Aged About 31 Years, B/c

Sharma, R/o 84, Laxmi Nagar, P.s. City Kotwali, Bhiwara, District

Bhilwara.

----Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Home Department, Jaipur (Raj)

2. The District Collector, Bhilwara.

3. The Superintendent, Central Jail Ajmer.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kaluram Bhati

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shriram Choudhary, AGA

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FARJAND ALI

Order

28/01/2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Public

Prosecutor for the State.

2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking grant of

emergent parole to the petitioner–convict on humanitarian

grounds arising out of the medical condition of his wife.

3. This Court has considered the scheme of Rule 11 of the

Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021, which deals

with emergent cases. Sub-rule (3) thereof, envisages that

notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 5, 6 and 10,

empowers the competent authority to release a prisoner on parole

for a period not exceeding fifteen days in emergent situations,

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including cases where immediate release is rendered necessary on

account of grave illness of a parent, wife, husband or child,

subject to satisfaction regarding security of the prisoner and upon

imposition of such terms and conditions as may be considered

necessary to ensure his return to jail.

4. In the present case, the material placed on record indicates

that the wife of the petitioner met with a road accident in the year

2024 and continues to suffer from physical as well as

psychological trauma. The medical documents annexed with the

writ petition prima facie establish that she is undergoing

treatment and requires familial support and care. The situation, in

the considered view of this Court, constitutes a humanitarian

exigency relatable to the spouse, squarely falling within the ambit

of Rule 11(3) of the Rules of 2021.

5. The Court also takes note of the fact that the prayer is

confined to a limited duration of parole and that the statutory

framework itself contemplates release for such short emergent

periods, subject to adequate safeguards ensuring surrender of the

prisoner back to custody.

6. Having regard to the aforesaid statutory provision, the

humanitarian considerations involved, and without expressing any

opinion on the merits of the conviction or sentence, this Court is

inclined to grant emergent parole to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. The petitioner–

convict is directed to be released on emergent parole for a period

of fifteen (15) days, subject to the following conditions:

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(i) The petitioner shall furnish a personal bond in the sum of

₹1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) along with two sureties

of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) each, to the

satisfaction of the Superintendent of the Jail concerned.

(ii) The petitioner shall surrender before the jail authorities in

the morning of the next day of expiry of the parole period,

without fail.

(iii) In the event of failure of the petitioner to surrender on

the due date, the Superintendent of the Jail concerned shall

forthwith intimate this Court by way of a written

communication, without delay.

(iv) During the period of parole, the petitioner shall maintain

peace and good conduct and shall not indulge in any activity

prejudicial to law or public order.

8. It is clarified that the grant of parole is strictly in terms of

Rule 11(3) of the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules,

2021 and shall stand governed by the conditions imposed

hereinabove.

(FARJA