HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JODHPUR

S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 172/2020

Rohitash @ Rohit, S/o Shri Shyamgiri, By Caste Giri, R/o

Ramnagar Ghaghriya Village, Police Thana Machhlishahar,

District Jonpur (U.p.). At Present Kaiyal Tehsil Kadi, Tehsil Police

Thana Nandasan, District Mehsana (Gujrat). (At Present Lodged

At Central Jail Jodhpur).

----Petitioner

Versus

1.

State Of Rajasthan-State, Through Secretary, Home

Department, Jaipur.

2.

The District Collector, Jodhpur.

3.

The Superintendent, Central Jail, Jodhpur.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s)

:

By post.

For Respondent(s)

:

Mr. B.R. Bishnoi, AGC

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA

Order

02/02/2022

The convict-petitioner Rohitash @ Rohit S/o Shri Shyam Giri

was granted first parole by virtue of this Court’s order dated

25.02.2020 passed in S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.498/2019. By

this order, the convict petitioner was required to furnish a personal

bond in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sound and solvent

sureties of Rs.50,000/- each to the satisfaction of Superintendent,

Central Jail, Jodhpur. The convict petitioner has forwarded this writ

petition from Jail seeking relaxation in the condition of furnishing

surety bonds in terms of the order dated 25.02.2020.

In compliance of the directions given by this Court by order

dated 23.10.2021, the report of the para-legal volunteer (PLV) has

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[CRLW-172/2020]

been received. A perusal whereof reflects that the convict-

petitioner told the para-legal volunteer that financial position of

his family became worse owing to covid pandemic and therefore,

he is unable to furnish surety bonds in lieu of his release on

parole.

Keeping in view the overall facts and circumstances of the

case, this Court feels that the prayer of the convict that he may be

released on first parole of twenty days on personal bond only

cannot be accepted. However, on humanitarian consideration, the

requirement of furnishing two sureties is modified and instead it is

directed that the petitioner Rohitash @ Rohit S/o Shri Shyam Giri

shall be released on first parole of twenty days upon furnishing a

personal bond in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one sound and

solvent surety of Rs.50,000/- to the satisfaction of the

Superintendent Central Jail, Jodhpur. However, the other

conditions of the order dated 25.02.2020 shall be maintained.

With this modification in the order dated 25.02.2020 passed

in S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.498/2019, the instant writ

petition is disposed of.

(SANDEEP MEHTA),J

72-Sudhir Asopa/-