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Delhi High Court Rejects Vikas Yadav’s Plea to Extend Interim Bail in Nitish Katara Case

The judge said only the Supreme Court can invoke Article 142 to grant extraordinary post-conviction relief.

Former Uttar Pradesh politician DP Yadav’s son Vikas Yadav (above), along with others, was convicted of kidnapping and burning a man named Nitish Katara to death for allegedly being involved with his sister. (HT Archive)
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Besides Vikas Yadav, the other convicts are his cousin Vishal and Sukhdev Yadav. (Shutterstock)
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Overview

  • Justice Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the application on September 9, ruling that a convicted prisoner may seek only parole or furlough under law.
  • The refusal came a day after the Supreme Court declined to entertain another extension and directed Yadav to approach the High Court.
  • The High Court said it could not extend relief originally granted by the Supreme Court under Article 142, and ordered no further interim bail.
  • Yadav has been on interim bail since April 24 for his mother’s treatment and sought more time citing marriage-related reasons and the need to arrange ₹54 lakh in fines.
  • Yadav is serving a 25-year no-remission term upheld in 2016, while co-convict Sukhdev Pehalwan was released this year after completing a fixed 20-year sentence.