This comes at a time when rape-murder convict, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has got parole for the 15th time in eight years. This time, he will be out for 40 days.
Charged under NSA and in Dibrugarh jail, Amritpal Singh appeared virtually during proceeding in Punjab and Haryana High Court. He is challenging denial of parole by Punjab government.
Justice Chaudhary dismissed his plea seeking modification of costs to attend Parliament while in custody but Justice Bhambhani allowed it, calling for payment of ‘reasonable costs’.
Court rejects challenge by man convicted for cruelty and dowry death, upholding order passed by DG Prisons denying furlough on the grounds that the man was ineligible.
After Haryana govt amended parole laws in 2022, Ram Rahim has spent almost a year—364 days to be precise—out of jail. His latest release comes ahead of his birthday on 15 August.
Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan & now Delhi, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's parole is often timed before elections in states where his followers form a voter base.
Amritpal, who is lodged in Dibrugarh jail, will be brought to Delhi in special aircraft arranged by Punjab govt, while Rashid is coming from Tihar. Both will return to jail same day.
Rules in Gujarat allow parole for 30-day periods and extensions only in extenuating circumstances. But state's affidavit in SC shows that the convicts exceeded this multiple times.
Supreme Court expressed concern over convicts languishing in jail despite being entitled to remission of sentences while hearing a case of a murder convict jumping furlough.
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