NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court directed release of jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy on parole for four weeks to attend rituals following the death of his mother.
A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur granted him parole for four weeks, even though he had sought parole for only three weeks. The court, however, said that Roy would be under the protective custody of the police with an assurance from his counsel Kapil Sibal that his client would not try to escape or run away. Roy has been in Tihar jail since March 4, 2014 in relation with a long running dispute with market regulator SEBI.
