The Kerala High Court held that a person in jail is exempted from appearing in person at the registration office for registration of any document as per Section 38 of the Registration Act,.
True to his monicker, Jayanandhan is accused in about 23 criminal cases, 5 of which are murder cases. He was acquitted in 3 of the murder cases and convicted in 2. He has even escaped from prison twice.
The Kerala High Court has granted two-day escort parole to 'Ripper' Jayanandan, a serial killer serving life imprisonment, to enable him to take part in the launch of his book.'Ripper' Jayanandan, 56, has been convicted in five cases of murder .