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Delhi High Court Grants Four-Week Parole to 1997 Gangrape Convict After Sister’s Death

Justice Sanjeev Narula convened a rare Sunday sitting to issue humanitarian relief on police-verified bereavement.

Overview

  • Delhi Police informed the court they had verified the sister’s death and did not object to a four-week parole.
  • The virtual order sets a ₹10,000 personal bond, uses the existing cash surety, requires weekly reporting to the local SHO, mandates an active phone number, and directs surrender at the end of four weeks.
  • Tasleem’s counsel said the order was emailed to Tihar by 12:50 pm, yet as of about 4 pm reported he had not been released.
  • Urgency stemmed from last rites scheduled for 5 pm in Mayur Vihar, following a prior one-day custody parole on November 8 that allowed only brief hospital access.
  • The case is tied to the court’s scrutiny of Sentence Review Boards, with senior prison and Delhi government officials earlier directed to appear over what the judge called perfunctory handling of release matters.