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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1124/2026 Ranjeet Singh S/o Masra Ram, Aged About 24 Years, R/o Village Khirodi, Post Aakoli, Tehsil Chitalwana, District Jalore.at Present Lodged In Central Rol Jail. Jodhpur. Through His Father Masra Ram Purohit, Aged About 61 Years, Resident Of Village Khirodi, Post Aakoli, Tehsil Chitalwana, District Jalore .

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Home, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

2. The District Collector, Jodhpur

3. The Superintendent, Central Jail Jodhpur.

4. The District Collector, Jalore ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Komal R. Verma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shriram Choudhary, AGA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FARJAND ALI

Order

17/03/2026

1. The present writ petition has been preferred on behalf of the petitioner-convict seeking grant of emergent parole for the limited purpose of enabling him to appear in the B.A. (First Semester) Examination conducted by Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, scheduled between 12.03.2026 and 04.04.2026, with the next examination stated to be on 18.03.2026.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a student and has duly filled the examination form. The admit card as well as the examination schedule have been placed on record as Annex.1. It is urged that denial of parole would result in the petitioner being deprived of the opportunity to appear in the examination, thereby causing irreparable prejudice to his academic progress.

3. Learned Public Prosecutor, though opposed the prayer, but does not dispute the factum of the petitioner having applied for and being permitted to appear in the aforesaid examination.

4. Having considered the submissions advanced at the Bar and upon perusal of the material available on record, this Court finds that the factum of the petitioner’s appearance in the examination stands duly substantiated from the documents placed on record. The right to pursue education, even during incarceration, is a facet of reformative jurisprudence and denial of such opportunity, in the absence of any overriding adverse circumstance, would result in avoidable prejudice. The prayer is limited in duration and purpose and can be adequately safeguarded by imposing appropriate conditions.

5. Accordingly, this Court is of the considered view that the petitioner has made out a case for grant of limited emergent parole, strictly for the purpose of enabling him to appear in the aforesaid examination. However, it is made clear that this order is being passed in the peculiar facts of the case and shall not be treated as a precedent.

6. Consequently, the writ petition is allowed. It is ordered that the petitioner shall be released forthwith on emergent parole for a period upto 10.04.2026 upon furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- along with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, Central Jail, Jodhpur. The petitioner shall surrender before the jail authorities on 11.04.2026 in the morning. During the period of parole, the petitioner shall remain within the jurisdiction as may be specified by the Superintendent of Jail and shall not misuse the liberty so granted. The petitioner shall not involve himself in any criminal activity and shall maintain good conduct during the period of parole. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Jodhpur shall be at liberty to impose such further reasonable conditions as may be deemed necessary to ensure the petitioner’s return to custody upon expiry of the parole period.

7. It is made clear that in case of breach of any of the conditions, the respondents shall be at liberty to take appropriate action in accordance with law.

(FARJAND ALI),J

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