NEW DELHI: Manu Sharma, serving life sentence for shooting dead model Jessica Lall in 1999, on Wednesday got a five-day parole from the Delhi High Court to attend his brother’s wedding later this month. Accused Sharma has been barred from visiting any night club or discotheque during this period.
Allowing Sharma’s plea to attend his younger brother’s marriage, Justice V K Shali granted the temporary relief to him from November 21 to November 25.
“The petitioner (Sharma) is allowed to be released on parole for five days but he shall not visit any night club or discotheque,” Justice Shali said, directing Sharma to surrender before the Tihar Jail superintendent soon after his parole period expires.
The court confined the parole to Chandigarh, Karnal and Ambala and asked Sharma to furnish the residential addresses of these three places to the jail superintendent.
The court further asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and a surety of like amount before the jail superintendent.
Manu Sharma, the son of an influential Congress leader Venod Sharma, had sought 10-day parole to attend his brother’s marriage and related functions. (PTI)