HC releases prisoner on parole to get married
September 26, 2012  12:22
Despite a rule prohibiting prisoners from going out of jail to tie the nuptial knot, the Bombay high court has ordered the release of a convict on parole for seven days to enable him to solemnise his marriage.

Justices P V Hardas and M L Tahiliyani said, "It is true that as per Rule 19 relating to the release of prisoners on parole and furlough, the petitioner is not entitled to seek parole on the ground of his own marriage, yet we allow his plea in view of peculiar circumstances". 

A complex question concerning the interpretation of Rule 19 relating to the release of prisoners on parole and furlough has been raised through this petition, the judges said recently in their order.
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