Shivlinga vs State of Karnataka

Type Court Judgment Court Karnataka Orders Decided Feb 02, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1535041
Court: Karnataka Orders High Court
Judge: B M Shyam Prasad
Decided On: Feb 02, 2026
Case Number: WP/10376/2025

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Shivlinga

Respondent

State of Karnataka

Excerpt

-1-in the high court of karnataka at bengalurudated this the 2nd day of february, 2026 before the hon'ble mr. justice b m shyam prasad writ petition no.10376/2025 (gm-police) between: shivalinga s/o sannegowda, aged about 36 years, r/at iggaluru village, virupakshipura hobli, channapattana - 562 106,…petitioner (by sri. m krishne gowda., advocate) digitally and: signed by vanamala n 1. state of karnataka location: reptd. by its secretary, high court of department of home karnataka vidhana soudha, bangalore- 560 001.2. state of karnataka reptd. by akkuru police, bangalore - 560 063. -2-3. state of karnataka commissioner of police, bangalore district, bangalore - 560 001.4. chief superintendent of prison central prison, parappana agrahara, bangalore - 560 068 …respondents (by sri.b.ravindranatha, aga) this w.p. is filed under article 226 of theconstitution of india praying to issue a writ/order/direction for the r4 to release the detune- murali, the ctp no.14330 on parole for a period of 90 days for the purpose of his old house repair. this petition, coming on for preliminary hearing, this day, order was made therein as under: coram: hon'ble mr. justice b m shyam prasad -3-oral orderthe petitioner is convicted and sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment in s.c.no.62/2009 on the file of principal district and sessions judge, ramanagara. the petitioner has been in prison for only 1 year 22 months. the petitioner to be eligible for general parole must either have completed 2 years of sentence or half of the sentence. the petitioner would be disqualified for general parole on this ground. as such, there is no reason for this court's interference with the decision to refuse parole, but the petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an application for parole as and when permissible in the law. sd/- (b m shyam prasad) judge rb

Full Judgment

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.10376/2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SHIVALINGA S/O SANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT IGGALURU VILLAGE, VIRUPAKSHIPURA HOBLI, CHANNAPATTANA - 562 106,

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. M KRISHNE GOWDA., ADVOCATE) Digitally AND: signed by VANAMALA N 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Location: REPTD. BY ITS SECRETARY, HIGH COURT OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE- 560 001.

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD. BY AKKURU POLICE, BANGALORE - 560 063. -2-

3. STATE OF KARNATAKA COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BANGALORE DISTRICT, BANGALORE - 560 001.

4. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, BANGALORE - 560 068 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATHA, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT/ORDER/DIRECTION FOR THE R4 TO RELEASE THE DETUNE- MURALI, THE CTP NO.14330 ON PAROLE FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HIS OLD HOUSE REPAIR. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD -3-

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner is convicted and sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment in S.C.No.62/2009 on the file of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara. The petitioner has been in prison for only 1 year 22 months. The petitioner to be eligible for general parole must either have completed 2 years of sentence or half of the sentence. The petitioner would be disqualified for general parole on this ground. As such, there is no reason for this Court's interference with the decision to refuse parole, but the petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an application for parole as and when permissible in the law. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB

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