Overview

• Prasanth alias Kochi, a native of Thrissur serving life for his role in the 2015 political killing of P G Deepak, will use the parole to wed on July 13.
• The convict’s mother, Sathy, petitioned the High Court after Viyyur Central Prison authorities rejected his application for emergency marriage leave.
• Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan exercised extraordinary jurisdiction to focus on the fiancée’s steadfast commitment despite the life sentence.
• Kerala prison regulations have no mechanism for urgent matrimonial leave, prompting the court’s compassionate intervention.
• Parole conditions require Prasanth to return to Viyyur Central Prison by 4 p.m. on July 26 to resume his life sentence.