‘Can get parole for own wedding’: Karnataka High Court allows murder convict 15 days
The Karnataka High Court has granted a 15-day parole to a man serving a life sentence for murder, allowing him to attend his own wedding. The court ruled that a convict's own wedding can be considered as one of the valid reasons for granting parole, overturning a previous decision that denied emergency parole to the prisoner. Justice B M Shyam Prasad stated that denying a convict's own wedding could be deemed unreasonable.
The parole is conditional, and the prisoner must adhere to specific guidelines set forth by the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual, 2021. The court also imposed additional safeguards, such as the convict reporting to the police every three days and obtaining permission to leave the jurisdiction.
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