After HC Nudge, Karnataka Govt Allows 'Emergency Parole Leave' To Prisoners Undergoing Sentence In Default Of Fine Not Preceded With Substantive Sentence [Read Order]

The Karnataka Government told the Karnataka High Court that that clause (n) of sub-rule (3) of Rule 191 of the Karnataka Prison Rules, 1974, has been omitted.Clause (n) is in respect of the cases of prisoners who are undergoing sentence in default of fine not preceded with substantive sentence. The court had earlier directed the state government to reconsider its decision denying...