10-Day Leave Granted to Life Convict Pursuing LLB Course to Attend Internship: Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court recently allowed a life convict, currently pursuing a three-year LL.B. course, to take 10-day ordinary leave from prison to attend a mandatory legal internship, citing educational rights of prisoners under judicial precedents and correctional laws. Prisoner undergoing life sentence for murder seeks educational opportunity The petitioner, Karuvangadan Mukthar @ Muthu, is presently undergoing life imprisonment at the Central Prison and Correctional Centre, Kannur, for his conviction under…