ORDER:

The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s:-

‘‘… to issue any appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not considering the representations of the petitioner dated 06.04.2026, 08.04.2026 regarding the grant of parole to petitioner’s husband [convict prisoner No.9454 at central prison cherlapalli jail] for the purpose of marriage of his son dated 05.05.2026 as arbitrary, illegal, violation of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to grant parole to the petitioner’s husband [convict prisoner No.9454 at central prison cherlapalli jail] for a reasonable period to time to enable him to attend and participate in the marriage of his son scheduled on 05.05.2026 and to pass such other order or orders …”

Heard Ms.Mukkera Sahithi Sri Kavya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents. Perused the record.

The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner’s husband was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- for the charge under Section 376 of I.P.C. and to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- for the charge under Section 302 of I.P.C., vide judgment dated 05.03.2008 in S.C.No.36 of 2007 on the file of the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, (Fast Track Court), Nizamabad. Aggrieved thereby, Criminal Appeal No.1286 of 2008 was preferred before this Court. The said Appeal was also dismissed vide judgment dated 08.04.2013. It is stated that the petitioner’s husband is at Cherlapalli Central Prison, Hyderabad, having served a period of approximately 16 years and 9 months of sentence. It is further stated that her son’s marriage is scheduled to be held on 05.05.2026 at 11:30 A.M. at the petitioner’s residence situated at Arundhati Nagar, Dubba area, Subhash Nagar, Nizamabad and the presence of petitioner’s husband is necessary for performing rituals and discharging parental duties. It is further stated that the petitioner has submitted representations dated 06.04.2026 and 08.04.2026 to the respondent authorities requesting them to grant parole for reasonable period of time to her husband to attend their son’s wedding scheduled on 05.05.2026. But the respondent authorities have not acted upon the said representations. Hence, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, on 19.03.2025, the petitioner’s husband was granted parole by the competent authority. But, he could not surrender within the stipulated time and reported back to the authorities with a delay of nine (9) days. The said delay occurred due to sudden hospitalization of the petitioner as she was not well. She further submits that the petitioner submitted a representation dated 01.09.2025 to the authorities concerned requesting to grant parole to the petitioner’s husband but the same was rejected solely on the ground of the delay in surrender during previous parole.

She further contends that the petitioner’s husband has maintained good conduct throughout his incarceration and he was previously granted parole on twenty one (21) occasions. On twenty (20) occasions, he had surrendered before the prison authorities within the stipulated time. Therefore, she seeks a direction to the official respondents to consider the representations dated 06.04.2026 and 08.04.2026 submitted by the petitioner and to grant parole to the petitioner’s husband so as to enable him to discharge his parental duties during his son’s marriage. To substantiate her contention, she relied on the Marriage Invitation of the petitioner’s son which shows that the marriage is scheduled on 05.05.2026 at 11:00 A.M. She further relied on the decision of the High Cour