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6. The only question to be decided is as to whether the parole granted by Ext.P1 and P2 orders of this Court can be reckoned as permissible under Rule 397 of the Rules. In order to decide this question, this Court will have to decide first as to whether, under law, this Court has got jurisdiction to grant parole.
7. Section 2(xxxi) of the Prison and Correctional Services (Management) Act 2010 defines 'parole' as the system of releasing the prisoners temporarily for such period by following due procedures and conditions as may be, prescribed. Section 73 deals with release on parole. The same specifies that the State Government may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, release on parole for such period as it may deem necessary, any convicted prisoner in case of any serious illness or death of any member of the prisoner's family or of any of his nearest relatives or for any other sufficient cause.