Delhi High Court
W.P.(CRL)/3229/2026 of ASAD ARIF Vs STATE NCT OF DELHI on 12 October 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010492592026 + W.P.(CRL) 3229/2026, CRL.M.A. 32063/2026 ASAD ARIF .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Gunjan Sinha Jain, Mr. Utkarsh and Ms. Meher Gugnani, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC, Mr. Alok
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010492592026
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W.P.(CRL) 3229/2026, CRL.M.A. 32063/2026
ASAD ARIF
.....Petitioner
Through:
Ms. Gunjan Sinha Jain, Mr. Utkarsh
and Ms. Meher Gugnani, Advs.
versus
STATE NCT OF DELHI
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC, Mr.
Alok Sharma, Ms. Sonia Malhotra
and Mr. Pavitra Dixit, Advs. for State.
SI Pardeep Malik, PS Jamia Nagar.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA
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12.10.2026
1. The petitioner herein, who is presently confined in Central Jail No. 04, Tihar, New Delhi seeks release on emergency parole. The petitioner has filed this petition through Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee. The petitioner was convicted in FIR No. 490 of 2011, registered at P.S. Jamia Nagar, Delhi, registered under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”), vide judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 31.01.2015 and 24.02.2015 respectively.
2. By way thereof, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced to 03 years of the simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,05,000. His appeal being Crl. Appeal No. 316 of 2015 was dismissed by this Court on 24.04.2026. Thereafter, the petitioner had filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court against the judgment dated 24.04.2026 being SLP (Crl.) No. 8717 of 2026, which also came to be dismissed on 27.05.2026. The petitioner thereafter surrendered before the before the Jail Authorities to This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/10/2026 at 12:15:19
undergo the remaining sentence. The fine has been duly paid.
3. It is submitted that the wife of the petitioner had suffered a bone fracture in her right leg on 16.04.2026. The condition of the wife of the petitioner is stated to have deteriorated. The petitioner draws attention to a medical certificate dated 12.09.2026, annexed to the present petition, in terms of which she has been advised bed rest. Although, there appears to be some merit in the petitioner’s request for emergency parole for a short period to attend to his wife, it transpires that no application for parole has been made to the competent authority.
4. In the circumstances, it is directed that the present petition shall be treated as petitioner’s application for parole under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018. The same shall be forwarded by the Superintendent of the concerned Jail to the competent authority within a period of one week from today. The competent authority shall duly consider the matter and make an endeavour to pass a requisite order within a period of one week thereafter.
5. The petitioner shall, through the Jail Superintendent, also furnish the address where he proposes to stay and the updated medical records of his wife.
6. The decision shall be communicated to the petitioner and to the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee (DHCLSC).
7. The petition is disposed of in the above terms.
8. Let the order be also communicated to the concerned Jail Superintendent for compliance.
SACHIN DATTA, J OCTOBER 12, 2026/uk This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/10/2026 at 12:15:19