However, the Court directed the Superintendent of Central Jail, Nashik, to reconsider its decision.

The Court noted that while the death of a close relative is already classified under emergency parole, other unforeseen circumstances—such as the serious illness of close family members, the birth of a pregnant wife, or natural disasters—are also , unpredictable.

Inmates should not be required to serve 1.5 years in prison before reapplying for parole for these situations, the Court said.

“Although the cause such as death is now classified under emergency parole, yet contingencies such as serious illness of father/mother/wife/son/daughter; the birth of the wife; natural calamities like house collapse, flood, fire, earthquake is sure. an unforeseen contingency and it cannot be speculated when such a contingency will occur and certainly in such a case the prisoner will not be required to wait a year and a half of actual imprisonment to be served by him, when he applies for parole. leave for any of these situations, established to benefit from ordinary parole”, the Court observed in its judgment of October 25.