bare juxtaposition of the aforesaid guidelines pertaining to parole and furlough it is manifest that they are quite distinct in their nature, scope and content ... matter, therefore, the line of demarcation between parole and furlough as drawn in the guidelines embodied in the letter in question tends to vanish
entitled for parole as prayed for.
9. It is, further, submitted that the grounds sought by the petitioner for
grant of parole are not urgent ... parole and furlough, each
State has the power to formulate guidelines on parole and furlough. The
Delhi Prisons Act, 2000 , and the Delhi Prison Rules
petitioner had absconded while on parole or furlough and, therefore, his case would be covered by guideline 3(a) and would thus be entitled ... completion of parole or furlough period can at the most be construed as a breach of condition of parole and/or furlough for which separate
earlier he has been
temporarily released on parole/furlough by oversight. Last time he was released
on furlough on 25.08.2012 for two weeks. He surrendered ... opined as under:
"Subject :- Regarding request to give guidelines for initiation of
Parole/Furlough case of convict Randhir @ Dhera s/o Jiwana.
Reference
guidelines dated 11 th May,
1992 along with relevant guidelines of 2010 are reproduced
hereinbelow:
Category 3(a) and 6(a) of the 1992 Guidelines ... while
undergoing imprisonment or
who absconded while on
parole or furlough.
Category 2(c) of 2010 Guidelines
Category Categorization of Crime Period of imprisonment
Home Department of the State
Government thought it fit to reconsider the
guidelines of the letter dated 8th January, 1974
and it is stated ... years
undergoing imprisonment or (Twenty four years)
who absconded while on parole
or furlough
7......................
The Resolution dated 15th March, 2010 is also
placed
Home Department of the State
Government thought it fit to reconsider the
guidelines of the letter dated 8th January, 1974
and it is stated ... years
undergoing imprisonment or (Twenty four years)
who absconded while on parole
or furlough
7......................
The Resolution dated 15th March, 2010 is also
placed
completion of parole or furlough period
can at the most be construed as a breach of condition of parole
and/or furlough for which separate ... opinion that breach of any of the
conditions of parole or furlough would not by itself amount to
"absconding" and at the most
that even when the convict undergoing life imprisonment is released on furlough or parole, his liberty would still be restrained and he would ... severely restricted and he continues to remain under imprisonment even while furlough or parole. In support of this contention, reliance was placed on certain observations
joint reading of Rules 6 and 10 of the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959, the requirement of surety can be waived ... that the Sanctioning Authority, in such cases, in accordance with their own guidelines can only insist on surety for the amount
