In a groundbreaking judgment delivered on January 18, 2024, the Kerala High Court, presided over by Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, addressed the matter of a convict’s right to pursue education while serving a sentence. The case in question, Writ Petition (Criminal) of 2023, involved Karuvangadan Mukthar alias Muthu, a 38-year-old convict undergoing life imprisonment at
