The Rajasthan High Court held that bond conditions must reflect a prisoner’s financial capacity, stressing that poverty cannot justify continued incarceration. The court criticised authorities for mechanically insisting on sureties from indigent prisoners seeking parole as unjust and unfair.
The Karnataka High Court granted a convict a 30-day parole following his wife’s plea for the right to have children, emphasizing personal rights despite legal penalties. The convict, serving a murder sentence, married with court intervention and secured a further temporary release to start a family, with specified parole conditions.
