The Delhi High Court lately prolonged the parole of a homicide convict, Praveen Rana, by 4 weeks to permit him to save lots of his farmland inundated attributable to current floods.

Rana was launched on parole on August 18 earlier this yr. He approached the court docket in the identical month and sought an extension, submitting that heavy rain had inundated his 1.5-acre area, destroying crops sown throughout his furlough in June.

Justice Arun Monga ordered on Monday, observing that the crops destroyed attributable to floods was an “act of God” and his household is completely depending on the revenue from the farms for survival. It famous that with out the energetic supervision of the convict, the farmland can’t be recovered successfully, jeopardising the survival and training of his dependent relations.

“The petitioner’s continued presence will not be solely unexpected, being an act of God [heavy rains], however in any other case additionally seems to be mandatory for sustaining his household’s solely supply of livelihood on which his widowed mom and two minor kids, aged 14 and 15, are fully dependent. With the water now receding, pressing measures are required to revive and defend the farmland, together with monetary preparations and software of fertilisers, pesticides, and different important inputs,” court docket stated.

The court docket additionally clarified that the extension shall be handled as a second parole and will likely be factored accordingly within the jail handbook.

Published – September 17, 2025 01:49 am IST

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