#medical parole

Karnataka High Court grants 15-day emergency parole to a convict to attend to his son's critical medical condition, rejecting a police report alleging potential nuisance without material evidence. The ruling underscores that humanitarian considerations must prevail over procedural objections when medical emergencies are substantiated.

The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that Article 21’s guarantee of right to life and health overrides mechanical denial of medical parole, even when prison rules are technically unmet. When institutional medical care is insufficient to save a life, the state must facilitate external treatment - setting a precedent for terminally ill prisoners nationwide.