Being young and unmarried can’t be reason to deny furlough, rules court

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court ruled that convicts could not be denied furlough or parole based solely on their youth and unmarried status. The court directed Nagpur jail officials to reconsider the case of a murder convict whose furlough was denied, stating the assumption he might abscond was baseless and unfair.

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