{"id":2159,"date":"2024-04-25T03:03:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2024-04-25T03:03:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:33:39","slug":"q-with-reference-to-india-consider-the-following-statements-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-india-consider-the-following-statements-5","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0With reference to India, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. When a prisoner makes out a sufficient case, parole&nbsp;<strong>cannot be denied<\/strong>&nbsp;to such prisoner because it becomes a matter of&nbsp;<strong>his\/her right.<\/strong><br>2. State Governments have their own Prisoners Release on Parole Rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-662953451b230\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Parole is a system of releasing a prisoner with suspension of the sentence<\/strong>.\u00a0Parole\u00a0<strong>cannot be claimed as a matter of right<\/strong>. Parole\u00a0<strong>may be denied to a prisoner\u00a0<\/strong>even when he makes out sufficient cause for release on parole.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parole is to be\u00a0<strong>granted only on a sufficient cause<\/strong>\u00a0such as cases of severe illness or death of any member of the prisoner\u2019s family. The granting authority for parole is the deputy home secretary of the state government.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the other hand,\u00a0<strong>Furlough is seen as a matter of right for a prisoner, to be granted periodically irrespective of any reason.<\/strong>\u00a0It is granted merely\u00a0<strong>to enable the prisoner to retain family and social ties<\/strong>, and to counter the ill-effects of prolonged time spent in prison.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both parole and furlough are considered as<strong>\u00a0reformative processes.<\/strong>\u00a0These provisions were introduced with a view to\u00a0<strong>humanizing the prison system.<\/strong>\u00a0Parole and furlough are covered under the\u00a0<strong>Prisons Act of 1894.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Both Parole and Furlough can be denied<\/strong>\u00a0if the competent authority is of the opinion that releasing the inmate would not be in the interest of society.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State governments have their own Prisoner Release on Parole Rules.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2018<strong>Prisons\u2019\u00a0is a State subject<\/strong>\u00a0under the State List of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/7th-schedule-of-indian-constitution-upsc\/\">Seventh Schedule of the Constitution<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The management and administration of prisons fall exclusively in the domain of state governments and are governed by the\u00a0<strong>Prisons Act, 1894<\/strong>, and the Prison Manuals of the respective state governments.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Prisons Act further says that\u00a0<strong>only states can make rules regarding the release of prisoners on furlough, parole and remission<\/strong>, as part of the correctional process in jail reforms<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. When a prisoner makes out a sufficient case, parole&nbsp;cannot be denied&nbsp;to such prisoner because it becomes a matter of&nbsp;his\/her right.2. State Governments have their own Prisoners Release on Parole Rules. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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