Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Delhi Prisons Rules | No Absolute Bar on Simultaneous Furlough for Co-Accused: Delhi HC Mandates Reasoned Discretion Under Article 21
Delhi High Court rules that the Delhi Prisons Rules do not impose an outright prohibition on granting simultaneous furlough to co-accused. Courts must exercise discretion with reasoned justification, balancing rehabilitation rights under Article 21 and public safety concerns, even when co-accused are not family members.