Delhi revises prison rules, includes elderly and seriously ill inmates in emergency parole provisions

New Delhi, Nov 13 (UNI) Delhi has revised its prison rules to explicitly include prisoners aged above 70 and those who are infirm or terminally ill among the circumstances warranting consideration of emergency parole, while also amending procedures for police verification and relaxation of surety requirements. The changes are contained in the Delhi Prisons (Amendment) Rules, 2026, issued by the Home (General) Department on November 4 under powers exercised by the Lieutenant Governor under the Delhi Prisons Act, 2000. Under the amended Rule 1212A, the government may grant emergency parole for up to eight weeks in a single spell during…