New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Delhi High Court has directed the Government of NCT of Delhi to frame appropriate rules to deal with cases where convicts, due to age or serious medical incapacitation, are physically unable to surrender after expiry of parole or furlough periods.

Justice Amit Mahajan issued the direction while disposing of the plea of an 81-year-old convict woman, who is bedridden and unable to walk or perform basic activities without assistance.

The Court observed that such gaps in the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, force severely ill convicts into a state of "legal limbo" and emphasised the urgent need for a policy mechanism that addresses humanitarian circumstances beyond the control of prisoners.

While noting that parole canno...