The Delhi Government has granted a six-month remission of sentence to former Haryana Chief Minister, OP Chautala, who is serving a 10-year prison term in a teacher recruitment scam case. The 86- year-old, Chautala is out on parole at present. On Monday, the Delhi Government had passed an order granting a six-month special remission to those who have served nine-and-half years of their 10-year prison sentence to decongest jails in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Chautala has already served nine years and nine months of his sentence, he is eligible to get out of prison,” said an official.
According to a senior prison official, Chautala was jailed on January 16, 2013. “He was on emergency parole since March 26, 2020, due to the Covid pandemic and was scheduled to surrender on February 21, 2021. However, his parole had been extended by the High Court,” he said.
“As on February 21, he had two months and 27 days of jail time left which will now be counted as remitted. He will be formally released whenever he surrenders before the jail authority,” said the senior prison official.
“Convicts who are sentenced for seven years or more but less than 10 years, and are left with only five months to complete the sentence will get remission of five months. Convicts who are sentenced for five years or more but less than seven years, and are left with only four months to complete the sentence, will get remission of four months,” the Delhi Government order stated.