[2026:RJ-JD:6570]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 131/2026 Pappuram, S/o Motiji, R/o Bageri, Police Station Aburoad Sadar, Dist. Sirohi. (Presently Lodged At Central Jail Jodhpur)

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Secretary.

2. Collector, Sirohi

3. Supdt. Central Jail, Jodhpur.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manisha Phophaliya, Amicus Curiae For Respondent(s) : Mr. Surendra Bishnoi, AGA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FARJAND ALI

Order

02/02/2026

1. The instant criminal writ petition has been preferred by the convict-petitioner seeking his release on first parole of twenty days.

2. The parole application of the convict-petitioner for grant of first regular parole of twenty days was considered by the District Parole Advisory Committee, Jodhpur, and the same came to be rejected vide recommendations dated 08.12.2025, primarily on the basis of adverse opinions furnished by the police authorities.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the parole application of the petitioner has been rejected on mechanical and extraneous considerations, despite the fact that the petitioner fulfils the eligibility criteria under the app