Parole and Furlough

(1) Prison leave may be granted to eligible convicted prisoners as an incentive for good behaviour and responsiveness to correctional treatment with the objective of their rehabilitation, as may be prescribed by the rules. (2) There may be the following types of prison leave, namely:-(a) Regular parole (b) Emergency parole (c) Furlough. (3) Regular Parole may be granted to eligible convicts by the Government under such conditions and for such purposes as may be prescribed by the rules. The period spent on regular parole may not exceed thirty days at a time and may not be granted more than two times in a year. The period spent on regular parole shall not be counted as part of sentence. (4) Emergency Parole may be granted by the competent authority to eligible convicts in emergent situations, under police protection for a period extending upto 48 hours, as prescribed by the rules. The period spent under this parole shall be counted as part of sentence. (5) Furlough may be granted to eligible prisoners sentenced with life imprisonment by the competent authority, as an incentive for maintaining good conduct and discipline in the prison after the completion of prescribed period. The period spent on furlough shall be counted as part of sentence. (6) For prisoners governed by any of the laws relating to the Armed Forces of the Government, the grant of leave shall be subject to the provisions of those laws. (7) For public safety and preventing parole jumping, prisoners may be granted prison leave on the condition of their willingness to wear electronic tracking devices for monitoring movement and activity of such prisoners. Any violation by the prisoner shall attract cancellation of prison leave in addition to disqualification from any prison leave being granted in future, as may be prescribed by the rules. (8) If a prisoner on parole or furlough fails to surrender on the due date, upon intimation by the officer-in-charge of the Prison, the police shall arrest the prisoner under the provisions of section 262 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and take action as per the provisions of law.