New Delhi, June 28 -- While directing the release of a jail inmate on furlough, the Delhi High Court has said that there is no complete prohibition concerning simultaneous furlough. The petitioner was not released despite a three-week furlough because his co-convict was already on furlough on medical grounds.

Petitioner was granted furlough on June 6 for three weeks as per Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, subject to certain conditions passed by the concerned Prison Authority.

Furlough refers to a temporary release of a prisoner from jail, granted for specific purposes, often to maintain family ties or address urgent personal matters. It is granted by the government authorities.

A vacation bench of Justice Manoj Jain on Friday directed the aut...