Sasikala Natarajan, assistant to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, may be released before January 27, 2021 from Prappana Agrahara Prison in Bengaluru, upon serving her four-year sentence in a disproportionate property case if accepted your referral request, a high charge. the prison official said Wednesday.
The referral is considered good behavior and is at the discretion of officials, the corrections official said.
“We request the referral and an early release on November 19. I have pointed out precedents in similar cases where the person has been released before. I want similar consideration for my client, ”said Sasikala’s attorney, Raja Sendoor Pandian.
In November, Sasikala had also deposited Rs 10 crore, which was the amount of fine ordered by the court and was a condition for his release.
The senior prison official who did not want to be identified because he is not authorized to speak about “politically sensitive cases” said that the request for referral and early release was forwarded to higher authorities.
“There is no binding time on when the referral request should be considered,” he said.
Prison authorities are supposed to take into account the special benefit allegations Sasikala was apparently receiving, then-Deputy Inspector General of Police (Prisons) Roopa Moudgil alleged in 2017, sparking a furor.
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