OP Chautala gets a month’s parole
6 April 2015 4:37 AM IST
Former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala, serving a decade-long jail term by the Delhi High Court recently in a teachers' recruitment scam case, was on Saturday granted a month's parole by the Delhi government.
Lt Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung granted the relief to Chautala to enable him prepare his appeal against the high court's March 5 judgement upholding the conviction and ten years sentence awarded to him by a trial court.
80-year-old Chautala had surrendered at Tihar jail on October 11 last year after the high court cancelled his interim bail on October 10, 2014 for flouting bail conditions by campaigning for his party, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
Chautala moved an application before the LG seeking a three-month long parole on the grounds of
preparing an appeal against the high court decision.
The five-time former Chief Minister in his representation to the LG said he needed to consult his lawyer and some senior advocates to file the special leave petition in the Supreme Court against his conviction.
Lt Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung granted the relief to Chautala to enable him prepare his appeal against the high court's March 5 judgement upholding the conviction and ten years sentence awarded to him by a trial court.
80-year-old Chautala had surrendered at Tihar jail on October 11 last year after the high court cancelled his interim bail on October 10, 2014 for flouting bail conditions by campaigning for his party, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
Chautala moved an application before the LG seeking a three-month long parole on the grounds of
preparing an appeal against the high court decision.
The five-time former Chief Minister in his representation to the LG said he needed to consult his lawyer and some senior advocates to file the special leave petition in the Supreme Court against his conviction.
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