Caste :

(1) The competent authority shall grant regular parole to a convicted prisoner subject to such conditions and procedure as specified under sections 11 and 12. (2) The period for which a convicted prisoner may be released under this section shall be ten weeks in a calendar year cumulatively and the convicted prisoner may avail it in two parts: Provided that in case of delivery of a female convicted prisoner, the period of release under this section shall be six months, beginning from one month prior to the expected date of delivery as certified by the Medical Officer of the jail. (3) Convicted prisoner who has not completed one year of sentence after conviction shall not be eligible for regular parole: