New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Vikas Yadav, serving a 30-year jail term without remission in the Nitish Katara murder case, on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of a single judge refusing extension of the parole granted to him.
Yadav was recently granted seven-day custody parole by the high court’s single judge to visit his 93-year-old ailing grandfather and to challenge the high court order in the Supreme Court.
After expiry of parole, he had again moved the court for extension of three more weeks. Justice A.K. Pathak on April 10 dismissed the plea.
Challenging the April 10 order, Yadav said he was not able to prepare the appeal in seven days parole time granted to him.
A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw would hear the plea on Friday.
Yadav said he needs extension of parole as the documents in the case are bulky and more time was needed to prepare his appeal.
The high court on February 6 had enhanced to 30-year jail term without remission the life sentence awarded to Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal Yadav for Katara’s murder, a friend of Vikas Yadav’s sister.
Vikas Yadav, son of politician D.P. Yadav, had earlier pleaded before the court that his conduct has been good throughout his 13 years in jail.