India, Feb. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Nitish Katara murder case convict Vikas Yadav, to be temporarily released on furlough till March 7 to celebrate Holi.

Yadav, who is son of former Parliamentarian DP Yadav, is serving his jail sentence which requires him to spend 25 years without remission in prison. He has already undergone over 23 years of sentence and approached the top court after his request for three-week furlough was declined by the Delhi high court on February 11.

While directing him to surrender on March 7 by 5pm, the court also permitted the complainant - Nilam Katara, to seek additional security from the concerned authorities.

Katara's lawyer Vrinda Bhandari opposed the grant of furlough claiming that the ...