Chennai: The Tamilnadu government has informed the Madras High court that one month ordinary leave (parole) has been granted to S.Nalini, one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, to care of her ailing mother.
When the petition filed by her ailing mother S Padma seeking a direction to the state government to grant one month parole in view of her (mother’s) health condition, came up for hearing before a Division Bench of Justice P N Prakash and Justice R.Hemalatha, the State government said orders has been passed granting one month parole to her.
State Public Prosecutor (SPP) Hasan Mohammed Jinnah informed the Bench that orders granting parole has been issued Wednesday and she could step out of the prison after complying with certain formalities and the conditions that had been imposed for grant of leave.
He also told the court that the government had already taken a decision to release all the seven convicts and that a September 2018 Cabinet resolution, recommending their release under Article 161 of the Constitution, was sent to the Governor.