Key Highlights
- Jail authorities said the parole was granted as part of “routine or natural parole at the end of the year”, in accordance with prison rules.
- Another convict in the same case, T. K.
- Rajeesh, had been granted parole earlier.
- Officials explained that under prison regulations, inmates are eligible for parole based on the duration of imprisonment – five days after one month in jail, and up to 60 days after one year.
- They added that parole had not been granted during the past one or two months owing to the local body elections, and that applications pending until December 31 were now being cleared.
