CHANDIARH: The
Haryana government has approved to extend
special parole or interim bail of as many as 4,585 prisoners till December 31 in view of the prevalent
Covid-19 situation. It includes 1,459 under trial prisoners and 3,126 convicts.
Sharing more details about the same, an official spokesman said that the chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on the recommendation of the High Powered Committee, headed by Justice Daya Chaudhary, Judge, Punjab and Haryana high court, Chandigarh and executive chairman,
Haryana state legal services authority, Panchkula, in its meeting dated November 12 has approved a proposal in this regard.
These prisoners have been granted special parole or interim bail on the directions issued by the Supreme court of India on March 23. However, concerned authorities shall be free to cancel the special parole or interim bail as the case may be, in case any complaint regarding misuse of special parole or interim bail is received against any convict or under trial prisoner.