Firdouse Naaz v. State of Karnataka and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court writ petition allowing fifteen days' parole to a life-convict (brother of the petitioner) so that he could attend the petitioner's marriage; objection of the High Court Government Pleader founded on life imprisonment not sustained; parole conditional on abstention from illegal activities, cancellable on violation; prisoner may approach the Court against any unreasonable condition; order to be communicated to the respondent by e-mail. Statutory citation, case number, filing/decision dates, judge and party names not legible owing to encoding damage.
What did the court decide?
Release of the petitioner's brother (the prisoner) on parole for a period of fifteen days, subject to the condition that he shall not involve himself in any illegal activities during the period of parole; violation to result in cancellation of parole, with liberty to move the Court if any unreasonable condition is imposed. The Registry was further directed to communicate this order to the Respondent through e-mail.