New Delhi, March 20 -- The Delhi High Court has refused to extend the parole granted to Santosh Kumar Singh and directed him to surrender by Monday. Singh is serving a life sentence in the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case.

His plea for premature release is currently pending before the High Court and is listed for hearing on May 18. It has been submitted that he has already undergone 31 years of imprisonment.

On Thursday, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani granted Singh time until Monday to surrender to custody.

Singh had been on parole since December 3, 2025, as granted by the High Court, in continuation of the furlough earlier availed by him pursuant to orders passed by the jail authorities.

"In view of the above, this court does not find...