THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A case coming before the High Court will be crucial for R Balakrishna Pillai as it would be the deciding factor in the remission petition filed by him. The case was against the previous LDF Government which gave remission to 250 convicts from various jails across the state during its regime. The case was filed by the wife of one of the convicts who failed to get remission on a request to the government. The petitioner alleged widespread corruption in giving relaxations in the jail term and cited this as the reason why many convicts’, who had no one to influence, remission petitions were rejected. The UDF Government is waiting for the observation of the High Court in this case which is most likely to influence the decision of the remission petition filed by R Balakrishna Pillai. If there is any adverse comment on the remission petitions, the UDF Government will have a rethink on the petition filed by Balakrishna Pillai.Already there are conflicting views within the UDF over the decision on the petition given by the Kerala Congress (B) leader. Balakrishna Pillai will be forced to return to jail on June 13 after completing the parole. The main reason behind the remission petition is that Pillai will not be eligible for any more parole as he has exhausted the maximum limit of 45-day parole allotted for one-year rigorous imprisonment. Another major aspect that is worrying the government is that Pillai had not completed a minimum of four months sentence for considering the remission petition as per the rule. The Home Department has now sought the opinion of the jail authorities on the petition. The Home Secretary is expected to submit a final report to the government this week after getting the report from the jail authorities.
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