New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has granted three weeks' parole to one of the convicts in the murder case of IT executive Jigisha Ghosh, with the direction that he may continue his treatment for HIV during the period.

The high court granted the relief to the convict, noting that the counsel for the state has no objection if he is released on parole, instead of furlough.

"The petitioner (convict) should not leave the limits of the National Capital Region (NCR) during the parole period … He should attend to his medical needs and continue his ongoing treatment for HIV during the period of parole," Justice Sanjeev Narula said in an order passed on November 12.

The convict, who is currently serving a life sentence, was awarded the death penalty by a trial court in 2016 in the 20

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