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Parole of convict serving life in rape and murder case cancelled
Hearing a plea filed by a man serving life term after being convicted for raping and murdering a minor girl in Virudhunagar district in 1999, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court cancelled the parole granted to him four years ago to argue his case as party-in-person, and directed the man to surrender at Puzhal Central Prison by 5 pm on November 13.
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A division bench of Justice S Vaidyanathan and Justice G Jayachandran issued the direction while hearing the plea moved by P Veerabharathi (50) seeking premature release. As he wanted to argue his case party-in-person, the court granted him parole in 2017, which was extended till now as the petition remained pending. “The purpose for which the petitioner was granted parole is served. The petitioner is therefore directed to surrender before the Superintendent of Prison, Puzhal, by 5 pm on November 13, failing which, the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, shall secure the petitioner and send him to the Central Prison to undergo his remaining period of sentence,” the judges said.
Veerabharathi, an engineering degree holder, was the first accused in the gang-rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in Virudhunagar in 1999. The trial court awarded him death sentence in 2000, which was later commuted to life sentence. During the 17 years he spent in prison, Veerabharathi earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
When the matter was taken up for hearing on November 8, Veerabharathi appeared in person and argued his case, and sought time to circulate his written submission and citations. The Additional Public Prosecutor submitted the records while the petitioner submitted his written submission and citations. Following that, the bench cancelled the parole.
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