Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court
Article 21 | Interim Parole Granted for Deathbed Family Visit Despite POCSO Conviction: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has recognized the right to dignity and familial bonding under Article 21 by granting emergency interim parole to a life convict sentenced under POCSO, allowing him a 31-hour visit with his terminally ill mother. This sets a precedent that even in heinous sexual crimes, the state must accommodate compassionate exceptions when death is imminent, balancing justice with humanity.