Emergency parole for prisoners shouldn't be restricted to death of relative alone: Bombay High Court

The Court noted that natural calamities, family illnesses and a pregnant wife's delivery are also unpredictable events which should be treated like emergencies.
Bombay High Court
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The Bombay High Court recently questioned a rule that prevented the release of prisoners on parole unless they completed a year and a half in prison, the sole exception for earlier release on emergency parole being the death of a near relative [Balaji s/o Abhaji Puyad vs. State of Maharashtra].

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