Convict No. 552/25, Prasanth alias Kochu, is serving a life sentence for a murder committed following a criminal conspiracy. His wedding is scheduled for 13 July 2025 at the Sreekrishna Swami Temple in Guruvayur.
Published Jul 11, 2025 | 6:22 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 11, 2025 | 7:26 PM
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Synopsis: The Kerala High Court has granted 15 days’ parole to a life convict so he may marry, moved not by statute but by the bride’s unwavering resolve. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan, quoting Maya Angelou, praised the woman’s decision to stand by her partner despite his conviction for murder.
The Kerala High Court has granted 15 days’ parole to a life convict, moved not by legal provisions but by the unwavering affection of a woman who chose to marry him despite his imprisonment.
Justice PV Kunhikrishnan, delivering the order on Friday, 11 July, cited the words of American poet Maya Angelou:
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
Convict No. 552/25, Prasanth alias Kochu, is serving a life sentence for a murder committed following a criminal conspiracy.
His wedding is scheduled for 13 July 2025 at the Sreekrishna Swami Temple in Guruvayur.
Prasanth’s mother approached the court after the Superintendent of the High Security Prison, Viyyur, rejected her son’s request for emergency parole to attend his own wedding – citing the lack of any provision under prison rules for such leave.
What moved the court was not merely the application, but the bride-to-be’s steadfast decision to go ahead with the marriage, undeterred by Prasanth’s conviction.
“I am looking at this case from the angle of that girl who decided to marry the convict. Even after the court sentenced him to life, her love continues,” Justice Kunhikrishnan observed.
“She says, ‘You are my today, my tomorrow, and my forever.’ This Court cannot neglect the brave stand of that girl.”
Exercising its extraordinary jurisdiction, the High Court granted Prasanth 15 days’ parole.
“Let that girl be happy, and this Court shower all blessings upon her,” the order read.
According to the directive, Prasanth will be released on 12 July 2025 and must return to prison by 4pm on 26 July.
