AMRITSAR: The Amritsar court will decide on Monday, November 16, the dates for the one-day custody parole granted to jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh to attend his grandmother’s last rites.
The court had initially granted him one-day custody parole on Friday morning for November 14. However, his lawyer had sought permission to attend the cremation on that date. Delays in the hearing left insufficient time to complete the required legal formalities and arrange his travel from Dibrugarh jail in Assam to Punjab.
Due to these logistical and procedural constraints, the cremation has now been rescheduled for November 17.
The family will begin the Sri Akhand Path Sahib on the same day, with its bhog ceremony scheduled for November 19. In view of the revised programme, Amritpal’s lawyers have requested the court to grant him interim bail from November 17 to 19. The court’s decision is awaited.
Advocate Pannu said the Punjab government had earlier opposed the grant of interim bail. However, following arguments by lawyers from the party’s legal cell, the court had granted permission for one day of custody parole.
