PRAYAGRAJ, May 23 -- The Allahabad High Court has granted parole to Atiq's lawyer Vijay Mishra till May 26 to attend terahi of his mother. However, during the parole period, he shall remain in police custody on his expense, which shall be paid by him on or before his surrender, the court added.

Vijay Mishra is in jail on the charges of conspiracy in Umesh Pal murder case, where ex-MP and dreaded mafia turned politician Atiq is the main accused. He has also been booked under the Gangsters Act.

While passing this order, Justice Saurabh Srivastava observed, "After hearing the rival submissions advanced by counsels for both the parties, on humanitarian ground, this court is of the opinion that applicant namely Vijay Mishra, may be permitted...