Published on : 30 Sep 2025, 12:52 pm 2 min read

The right to perform the last rites of a parent is an essential religious and moral duty, and denial of parole to a convict to conduct the same would violate his fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, the Delhi High Court recently observed [Ajmer Singh alias Pinka v The State of NCT of Delhi through SHO Kanjawala] .

Justice Ravinder Dudeja noted that even though the man seeking parole in the case was convicted for the serious offence of rape, denying parole on humanitarian grounds would defeat the underlying objective of parole jurisprudence.

“The right to perform last rites of a parent is an essential religious and moral duty. Denial of parole in such circumstances would violate the petitioner’s rig

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