New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): Invoking its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of A G
A G Perarivalan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, on Tuesday walked out of the prison on bail for the first time in 31 years of his incarceration following last week’s Supreme Court order. Perarivalan, who was on parole for the past nine months but was confined to his home in Jolarpet in Tiruppattur district due to stringent conditions imposed
After serving 31 years of prison term, the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan came out of Chennai s Puzhal Central Jail on bail on Tuesday.The Supreme Court had granted him bail.Speaking to mediapersons outside the jail .
However, in due course, he was made one of the accused and later convicted. The other six who were also arrested have also spent almost spent 30 years in prison.