Click to play videoNew Delhi: The High Court has slammed the Delhi Government for giving parole to Jessica Lal’s killer Manu Sharma on a platter while other convicts had to go through a long wait for parole.
Parole isn't only for the rich and the powerful -- that is what the Delhi High Court has told the Delhi Government.
“No doubt the Government has been giving priority to some convicts because of their influence and no doubt one of such cases is that of Manu Sharma, “ the court said.
The high court was hearing a petitioner whose parole application was pending with the Government for long.
Meanwhile, the Government in its reply said:
- 372 parole applications were received in 2009.
- Out of which only 72 were granted.
- 202 rejected outright.
The court said the figures clearly showed apathy towards the applicants.
The state Government will now submit a draft of revised guidelines before the Chief Justice of India on November 25 which says: All parole applications will be disposed of within a month or at the most 2 months and that attempts will be made to complete police verification of applications within a week.
The courts said that no doubt the Government should exercise caution while granting parole. It cannot favour some and disfavour others.
While the new guidelines for granting parole are yet to be formalised, the court provided some much needed reprieve for some prisoners by asking the Delhi government to dispose of all pending applications within a stipulated time period.
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