Gurmeet Ram Rahim out of jail again: what is parole, and why & how is it given? | Explained News,The Indian Express

Parole is a system of releasing a prisoner with suspension of the sentence. The release is conditional, usually subject to behaviour, and requires periodic reporting to the authorities for a set period of time.

He had earlier been released from prison for a month in June, and before that, for three weeks in February. In 2021, he had been released on parole thrice.

Ram Rahim is serving a 20-year jail term after he was convicted in 2017 for raping two disciples in his ashram in Sirsa. In 2019, he was convicted of the murder of a journalist in 2002, and in 2021, he was convicted in the murder of a manager of his dera, also in 2002.

Ram Rahim has been released ahead of the Assembly by-election in Adampur scheduled for November 3. In February, he had been released days before the Punjab Assembly elections.

What is parole?

Parole is a system of releasing a prisoner with suspension of the sentence. The release is conditional, usually subject to behaviour, and requires periodic reporting to the authorities for a set period of time.

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