Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Karnataka High Court Grants Murder Convict 15 Days for Wedding
A man in prison for murder asked to leave prison temporarily so he could get married.
The prison had refused the request, saying its rules listed some relatives’ weddings but not the prisoner’s own.
His mother and future bride asked the Karnataka High Court to review that decision.
The judge said it would be unreasonable to leave a prisoner’s own wedding out of the reasons that can be considered for parole.
The court ordered 15 days of general parole, subject to prison rules and specific safeguards.
The ruling does not mean every prisoner who wants to marry must be released.
The man must check in with local police every three days.
He also needs the station house officer’s permission to leave that police station’s area.
The Karnataka High Court granted a man serving a life sentence 15 days of parole to marry.
Justice B M Shyam Prasad ruled that a convict’s own wedding can be considered a reason for parole.
The ruling followed a petition by the convict’s mother and prospective bride challenging the prison superintendent’s refusal.
The court noted the man had bail in other pending criminal cases and found no other stated reason to deny parole.
He must report to local police every three days and cannot leave the police station’s jurisdiction without the SHO’s permission.
- Who
- A man serving a life sentence for murder, whose parole was sought by his mother and prospective bride.
- What
- The Karnataka High Court ordered 15 days of general parole for his wedding, subject to conditions.
- When
- The court issued its ruling on September 24; the prison superintendent’s refusal was dated May 9, 2025.
- Where
- The case concerned Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru, and was heard by the Karnataka High Court.
- Why
- The court held that a convict’s own marriage may be considered a reason for parole and found no other stated condition that justified refusing it.
Petitioners and Court
Prison Authority
Whether the convict’s own wedding can support parole
Petitioners and Court
The petitioners sought release for the wedding, and the court held that a convict’s own marriage can fall among the reasons considered for parole.
Prison Authority
The prison superintendent had refused emergency parole, citing rules that allowed it for specified circumstances, including the marriage of a son, daughter, brother or sister.
- Parole duration
- 15 days
- Conviction
- The man is serving a life sentence for murder.
- Judge
- Justice B M Shyam Prasad
- Ruling date
- September 24
- Prior refusal
- The prison superintendent refused emergency parole on May 9, 2025.
- Police reporting
- The man must report to the jurisdictional police every three days.
- Movement restriction
- He cannot leave the concerned police station’s jurisdiction without the station house officer’s express permission.
- Parole framework
- The release is subject to the Karnataka Prisons and Correctional Services Manual, 2021.