Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was serving a 20-year prison sentence for the crime of rape and murder of his female students, is out of jail again. The Haryana government has recently approved three weeks' furlough to Gurmeet Ram Rahim. Earlier, Ram Rahim had applied for temporary release for three weeks. Many people in the country have heard about furlough for the first time. Often people remain confused about parole and furlough. Many people are not aware of the difference between parole and furlough. If you also do not know about this topic, then this news is especially for you. Today through this news we are going to tell you what is the difference between parole and furlough. Let us know -
What is furlough
Furlough is different from parole. Under furlough, the prisoner is released from jail.
However, under furlough, the prisoner must give reasons for taking leave from jail.
Furlough is the right of prisoners. The report received from jail.
Based on that the government approves or disapproves it.
A prisoner can take furlough three times in a year.
Furlough is given only to those prisoners who have been sentenced.
Jail is a state subject. For this reason, different states have different rules regarding furlough.
For your information, let us tell you that there is no rule for granting furlough in Uttar Pradesh.
Furlough is given to those prisoners who have completed three years of their sentence.
What is parole?
Parole also falls under the jurisdiction of the state. For this reason, there are different rules regarding parole in every state.
Parole is given only to those prisoners who have completed one year of their sentence.
It is worth noting that many categories have been created regarding parole.
Parole does not add to the sentence. This means the period for which the prisoner remains out of jail.
He has to serve the punishment for that amount of time.
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