Section 6(1)(i) in Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989
(i)has been convicted of and sentenced for an offence (other than an offence of a political nature) punishable with imprisonment for not less than two years, unless a period of three years,or such less period as the Government may allow in any particular case, has elapsed since his release ; provided that this clause shall not apply to an offender who has been released under the provisions of section 562 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989 or under the Jammu and Kashmir Probation of Offenders Act, 1966.