Madras HC orders 86-year-old life convict be freed
TNN | Sep 15, 2019, 06.53 AM IST
CHENNAI: The Madras high court has made it clear that when the medical board recommends premature release of a life convict, then the same cannot be denied on the basis of objections from the director general of prison (DGP) or the inspector general of prison (IG).
Making the observation, a division bench of Justices MM Sundresh and M Nirmal Kumar ordered the release of 86-year-old Bilal Haijiar, a life convict for murder, currently lodged in the Coimbatore central prison, within four weeks.
"This exercise has been done by the medical board in favour of the life convict. The board has clearly opined that the life convict is suffering from multi system and multi organ diseases which are progressive in nature and some of them are dangerous. Therefore, they have recommended premature release of the convict in due compliance of the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules," the bench said. Bilal was convicted under Section 302 of IPC and his life conviction was confirmed by the high court on October 10, 2018.
On January 3, he made a representation to the authorities seeking premature release on health condition.
As it was not disposed of, he moved the court and obtained an order directing the prison authorities to consider his representation.
TNN | Sep 15, 2019, 06.53 AM IST
CHENNAI: The Madras high court has made it clear that when the medical board recommends premature release of a life convict, then the same cannot be denied on the basis of objections from the director general of prison (DGP) or the inspector general of prison (IG).
Making the observation, a division bench of Justices MM Sundresh and M Nirmal Kumar ordered the release of 86-year-old Bilal Haijiar, a life convict for murder, currently lodged in the Coimbatore central prison, within four weeks.
"This exercise has been done by the medical board in favour of the life convict. The board has clearly opined that the life convict is suffering from multi system and multi organ diseases which are progressive in nature and some of them are dangerous. Therefore, they have recommended premature release of the convict in due compliance of the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules," the bench said. Bilal was convicted under Section 302 of IPC and his life conviction was confirmed by the high court on October 10, 2018.
On January 3, he made a representation to the authorities seeking premature release on health condition.
As it was not disposed of, he moved the court and obtained an order directing the prison authorities to consider his representation.
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