India, Jan. 6 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by Vikas Yadav, convicted in the Nitish Katara murder case, seeking three weeks' furlough to spend time with his wife after his recent marriage and to "maintain social ties", despite opposition from the Delhi Police and Nitish Katara's mother, Neelam Katara.

Delhi Police, represented by special prosecutor Rajesh Mahajan and advocate Jyoti Babbar, and Neelam Katara, represented by advocate Vrinda Bhandari, had earlier submitted before a bench of justice Ravinder Dudeja that Yadav was not eligible for furlough under Delhi Prison Rules (DPR) 2018, emphasising that there is ample material on record to justify his non release.

Mahajan argued that although DP...