Co-Convict Being On Parole No Bar To Furlough: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict For Daughter's School Admission

The Delhi High Court has held that the fact that a co-convict is already out on parole cannot be a ground to deny furlough to another convict. It thus directed the release of a life convict to enable him to assist in his daughter's school admission.Justice Manoj Jain passed the order while dealing with a plea filed by a convict serving a life sentence, who had been granted furlough for two...