The Supreme Court of India granted furlough to Vikas Yadav, convicted in the Nitish Katara case, until March 7 for Holi, noting he served 23 years of a 25-year sentence without remission.
On Friday(9th August), The Punjab and Haryana High Court has lifted the ban on granting parole to Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, allowing the Haryana government to consider his release. This ruling follows a petition by the SGPC challenging the application of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners Act.
