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Nitish Katara murder case: SC grants convict Vikas Yadav 10-day furlough

The bench pointed out how influential persons in the country convicted of serious crimes are getting furlough.

Published on May 12, 2026 03:36 am IST

SC allows Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav temporary release until March 7

While directing him to surrender on March 7 by 5pm, the court also permitted the complainant, Nilam Katara, mother of the victim Nitish Katara, to seek additional security from the authorities concerned. (Archive)

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Published on Feb 28, 2026 04:56 am IST

SC grants furlough to Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav for Holi

The bench directed him to surrender on March 7 by 5pm. (File photo | HT)

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Published on Feb 27, 2026 03:17 pm IST

Delhi HC denies furlough to Vikas Yadav in murder case

Yadav has also filed a separate petition seeking release.

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Published on Feb 12, 2026 04:10 am IST

Delhi HC rejects Vikas Yadav’s plea for furlough in Nitish Katara murder case

Nitish Katara murder case convict Vikas Yadav had moved the High Court against the jail authorities’ October 29, 2025, decision rejecting his request for release on furlough

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Updated on Feb 11, 2026 03:59 pm IST

Delhi HC reserves verdict on Yadav’s plea for furlough in Nitish Katara murder case

Yadav was also accused of attempting to influence judges, falsifying documents and misusing judicial processes while in custody.

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Published on Jan 06, 2026 03:32 am IST

Delhi HC issues notice on Nitish Katara convict Vikas Yadav’s furlough plea

Vikas Yadav is serving a life term for abducting and killing Nitish Katara on the intervening night of February 16-17, 2002. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 06, 2025 02:01 pm IST

SC refuses to entertain bail plea of Nitish Katara convict

(File photo)

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Published on Sept 27, 2025 03:52 am IST

SC refuses to extend Vikas Yadav’s interim bail in Nitish Katara murder case

Yadav, son of former Parliamentarian DP Yadav, is undergoing a 25-year fixed sentence without remission. (HT file photo)

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Published on Sept 26, 2025 12:52 pm IST

HC orders cops to verify Vikas Yadav’s wedding date

Yadav’s counsel, Jitender Sethi denied the allegation.

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Published on Sept 20, 2025 04:06 am IST

HC orders verification of murder convict's wedding date after Nitish Katara's mother alleges perjury

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Published on Sept 19, 2025 06:18 pm IST

SC refuses to extend Vikas Yadav’s interim bail in Nitish Katara murder case

Besides Vikas Yadav, the other convicts are his cousin Vishal and Sukhdev Yadav. (Shutterstock)

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Updated on Sept 09, 2025 05:41 am IST

Approach HC for interim bail extension: SC to Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav

Yadav is undergoing a 25-year fixed sentence without remission for murder of Nitish Katara in 2002. (HT file photo)

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Published on Sept 08, 2025 12:23 pm IST

‘He married in July’: Nilam Katara urges HC to reject Vikas Yadav’s bail plea

The interim bail plea was filed in Yadav’s petition challenging the condition that Vikas Yadav remain in jail for 25 years without remission. Yadav argued that he had already served more than 23 years in custody and that the high court lacked the power to deny remission while imposing such a sentence. (HT Archive)

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Published on Sept 03, 2025 03:58 am IST