Summary:
Chautala on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court for his release from Tihar Jail under the special remission granted to males above 60 years. The notification also said physically disable convicts, with above 70 per cent disability, will also be released after half of the actual sentence. “Chautala has permanent disability of 60 per cent (as on April 2013) and later has undergone implantation of pacemaker in June 2013. Both were sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Delhi. “Chautala was convicted for 10 years under the Indian Penal Code and 7 years under the Prevention of Corruption Act..