SURENDER KATOCH(Not Applicable) vs STATE OF HP AND OTHERS(Not Applicable) — CWP/2882/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Next hearing: : -.

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CNR: HPHC010103182026

Filing Number

CWP/8740/2026

Filing Date

09-Mar-2026

Registration No

CWP/2882/2026

Registration Date

11-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Last updated 02-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SURENDER KATOCH(Not Applicable)

    Adv. Surya Chauhan

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HP AND OTHERS(Not Applicable)

  2. 2.District Magistrate Kangra(Not Applicable)

  3. 3.The Superintendent of Police Kangra(Not Applicable)

Case History

  1. —

    Next hearingPending

  2. 04-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

    Case Summary: CWP 2882/2026 Outcome: Petition allowed. Parole granted for 28 days. Surender Katoch, convicted in five criminal cases totaling 10 years imprisonment, challenged the rejection of his parole application for agricultural work. The High Court of Himachal Pradesh held that parole cannot be denied solely based on crime gravity or victim objections. The court quashed prior rejection orders and granted 28-day parole with conditions: ₹2,00,000 bond with sureties, weekly police station reporting, probation officer supervision, and good conduct undertaking. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 09-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

  4. 31-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

  5. 12-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

  6. 12-Mar-2026

    Office Objection

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma

  7. 09-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. CWP/2882/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CWP 2882/2026 Outcome: Petition allowed. Parole granted for 28 days. Surender Katoch, convicted in five criminal cases totaling 10 years imprisonment, challenged the rejection of his parole application for agricultural work. The High Court of Himachal Pradesh held that parole cannot be denied solely based on crime gravity or victim objections. The court quashed prior rejection orders and granted 28-day parole with conditions: ₹2,00,000 bond with sureties, weekly police station reporting, probation officer supervision, and good conduct undertaking. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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