The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted two days of escort parole to ‘ripper’ Jayanandan, a convict in two murder cases, for attending a function in connection with the release of his book in Kochi.
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan issued the order on a writ petition by the convict’s wife Indira through his lawyer-daughter Keerthi Jayanandan. Jayanandan has 23 criminal cases against him, of which five are murder cases. While Jayanandan was acquitted in three murder cases, he was convicted in another two murder cases.
According to the petitioner, her husband has been in jail for the past 17 years. She contended that her husband had reformed himself during the serving of jail terms, and that he wrote novels and stories. In fact, one of the books of the petitioner’s husband, Pulari Viriyum Munpe, is ready for publication, and permission has been granted by the Director General of Prisons for its publication. The book release function will be held on December 23 at the Press Club, Ernakulam.
