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A father, who had already undergone 10 years’ incarceration, approached the Delhi High Court seeking interim bail to arrange a loan for his son's further education.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the sentence of a father and directed him to be released on interim bail for a period of 6 weeks to arrange loan for his son who has cleared the Joint Entrance Examination- JEE (Mains) Exam with a percentile of around 84.84.
A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh said that the son would require the support and assistance of his father in securing admission for the B.E./B.Tech. Courses.
Dev Kumar, the father, who has already undergone 10 years’ incarceration, approached the Delhi High Court seeking interim suspension of sentence and his release on interim bail.
The Delhi police in its status report filed before the court revealed that the applicant’s son has successfully qualified for the National Test Agency (NTA) Exam for Joint Entrance Examination -JEE (Mains) Exam and has scored a percentile of 84.8434112, as mentioned on the official website of the Department of Higher Education.
Allowing the plea, the high court directed interim release on the condition that a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000 with two sureties of the like amount will be furnished to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent.
Also, the court took note of the fact that the appellant was released on interim bail on four previous occasions and did not misuse the liberty granted to him.
“Upon expiry of the period of interim suspension of sentence, the appellant shall surrender before the Jail Superintendent without demur,” the order read.
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