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No parole for convict in Jessica Lall murder case

Amardeep Singh Gill, sentenced to life imprisonment, had sought the parole for searching another house for his wife and children.

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A plea by the 1999 Jessica Lall murder convict, seeking parole for three months to search a rented accommodation for his wife and children in Guragon, was dismissed by a Delhi High Court on Tuesday.

Justice ML Mehta dismissed the plea of convict Amardeep Singh Gill, sentenced to four years in jail, saying a maximum of four days' parole could be given for such a purpose.

"Unless there is emergency situation, I am not inclined to grant him parole. It is not possible to grant parole for such a long period," Justice ML Mehta said.

Gill is serving jail term along with Manu Sharma, the son of former Union minister and Congress leader Venod Sharma.

Manu had been awarded life imprisonment for firing at ramp model Lall and killing her as she refused to serve him a drink on April 29, 1999, during a party hosted by socialite Bina Ramani at Tamarind Court Cafe restaurant at Qutub Colonnade in South Delhi.

Gill had sought the parole for searching another house saying that the present landlord of the house, in which his wife and children are staying, has given a notice terminating the tenancy.

The convict had moved the court for parole after the Delhi government rejected his plea for it last October following a report from Delhi police that he could jump the parole as his family did not have a permanent address.

Gill's petition referred to his "good" conduct during the 13-year trial and in jail.

It also attached reports from the DCP (Gurgaon), verifying the address and family details of Gill and a favourable opinion on his conduct in jail.

Gill, former MNC executive, and Vikas Yadav, son of controversial Uttar Pradesh politician DP Yadav, were held guilty for the offence of destruction of evidence and were awarded four years jail term.

Earlier, the Supreme Court had upheld the conviction of Manu Sharma along with those of Yadav and Gill in the case.

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