SC grants 83-year old 1993 Train serial blasts convict 20-day parole

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13 Feb 2021, 3:27 pm

The Supreme Court Thursday granted 20-days parole to a convict under the 'Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act' (TADA) in the case involving the 1993 train serial bomb blasts that took place soon after the demolition of Babri Masjid.

It said that the parole was granted so that petitioner could maintain his relations with his family.

Jamal Alvi, the petitioner, 83 years old, approached the top court seeking parole for 20-days. He submitted that he had already undergone more than 25 years of his sentence of life imprisonment.

In his plea, Alvi submitted that he has been suffering from serious arthritis and severe pain in his joints of the body along with other serious old-age ailments.

A bench led by Justice UU Lalit while releasing Alvi on 20-day parole took note of the fact the court had granted parole to co-convicts in the case.

The Rajasthan government did not object to the benefit of parole granted to the petitioner on the same conditions subject to which the co-convicts were extended the facility.

Alvi is currently lodged in Central Jail, Jaipur.

The Court directed that the petitioner be transferred to the District Jail, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh within 10 days and from there released on parole for a period of 20 days, subject to the condition that he report to the Police Station Chowk, Lucknow, every day between 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon.

Besides, the court directed him to remain in Lucknow and not go out of Lucknow while on parole.

The court made it clear that Alvi would not misuse his parole in any manner for being in communication with either the co-convicts or persons involved in the crime.

The petitioner was arrested on 14.01.1994 and is currently undergoing life imprisonment. The apex court had dismissed his criminal appeal against his conviction in March 2004.

Advocates Irshad Hanif, Rizwan Ahmad and Danish Sher Khan represented the petitioner in the parole plea.