The Bombay High Court today directed jail authorities to file a report on efforts taken to trace Sajjad Mugal Pathan, convicted for the 2012 murder of lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha and absconding after being granted parole this year. In February, Pathan was granted parole by Nashik jail authorities. However, he did not report back to jail after expiry of the parole period. <br/><br/>A division bench headed by Justice R V More was hearing an appeal filed by Maharashtra government seeking death sentence to Pathan after the sessions court awarded him life imprisonment for murder of Purkayastha. The court observed that convicts jumping parole and absconding has become common and some stringent measures will have to be taken by the government to tackle the issue.