New Delhi: Manu Sharma alias Siddharth Vashisht has been granted parole for 15 days by the Delhi High Court so that he can appear for his post-graduation exams. Manu Sharma is undergoing life term for killing model Jessica Lall in 1999.
A vacation bench of Justice Sunita Gupta granted parole to the 36-year-old Sharma on the condition that he will furnish a personal bond of Rs. 50,000 with one surety, for the like amount, who shall be a family member.
The court also directed that Sharma will not leave the National Capital Territory of Delhi for the duration of the parole, which shall be effective from the date of his release.
The other terms and conditions of the parole includes keeping away from the area around the residence of the deceased and her family members, the court said in its order which was made available today after it was reserved yesterday.
Exams of Sharma are scheduled to commence from June 19 and will end on June 24. He is pursuing the course from Indian Institute of Human Rights in Delhi which is recognised by the United Nations.
Senior advocate S Nandrajog and advocate Arpit Batra, appearing on behalf of Sharma, had submitted before the court that their client’s conduct has always been good while in prison and the same has been appreciated by the jail superintendents concerned.
They had also claimed that Sharma through his Non-Governmental Organisation, Siddharth Vashisht Charitable Trust, has done work towards the education of the children of jailed inmates and his efforts
have been appreciated by the Lieutenant Governor.
The court said, “In view of the aforesaid, the petitioner (Sharma) is granted parole for a period of 15 days on the condition that he shall take his second year examination for the course in question.”
Bureau Report
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