Murder accused out on parole hacks neighbour and his mother to death in Kerala’s Palakkad

Murder accused out on parole hacks neighbour and his mother to death in Kerala’s Palakkad

A man accused in a murder case who came out of jail on parole killed a woman and her son at Pothundi near Nenmara in Palakkad district of Kerala on Monday (January 27, 2025). Chendamara, an accused undergoing trial for the murder of a woman named Sajita in 2019, hacked to death his neighbour Sudhakaran, … Read more

Asaram approaches Rajasthan HC second time for parole

Asaram approaches Rajasthan HC second time for parole

Asaram Bapu. File | Photo Credit: AFP Asaram has moved the Rajasthan High Court for parole after his plea for relief was rejected a second time, his counsel said on September 16. Allowing his application, the High Court on September 15 issued a notice to the State Government seeking a reply in two weeks. Asaram, … Read more

DSLSA opposes in HC plea for extending emergency parole of aged, ailing prisoners

DSLSA opposes in HC plea for extending emergency parole of aged, ailing prisoners

New Delhi: The state legal services authority (DSLSA) on Wednesday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea seeking extension of emergency parole of prisoners who are above the age of 65 and prone to COVID-19 infection due to some ailments and medical conditions. DSLSA member secretary Kanwaljeet Arora told a bench of Chief Justice … Read more

Prisoners released on parole in wake of COVID to be sent back to jail

Prisoners released on parole in wake of COVID to be sent back to jail

CHANDIGARH: Prisoners who were released on parole in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic will be sent back to jails again in Punjab, subject to a negative test report, officials said on Sunday. “In the light of substantial downward trend in cases of COVID in Punjab, the high powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court of … Read more

Demanding money from prisoners on parole by police escorts amounts to bribery: HC

Demanding money from prisoners on parole by police escorts amounts to bribery: HC

Chennai: The Madras High Court has said that police officials (escorts) demanding or accepting money from prisoners on parole or their family members amounts to bribery punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act. A Division Bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice V M Velumani, on Thursday while granting parole of 10 days to a … Read more