Sirsa (Haryana) [India], April 24 (ANI): A plea seeking three-week parole for Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving time in rape and murder cases, was on Friday rejected by authorities.
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 7 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad, who is serving a seven-year sentence in a Ranchi jail in connection with the fodder scam, may soon be released on parole amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country.
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday asking it to consider releasing prisoners above the age of 50 years on "emergency parole or interim bail" amid the menace of coronavirus.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has amended the MP Prisoner's Leave Rules, 1989, allowing prisoners to be on parole for a maximum of 60 days. This step is being taken to decongest jails in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak.
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Twenty-eight prisoners were released on Sunday from Aligarh Jail on interim bail for 8 weeks as a preventive measure against the spread of novel coronavirus.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Thirty-eight prisoners were released on 8-week parole from Lucknow Jail on Sunday as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): As many as 356 prisoners were released on 45-day interim bail while 63 have been released on emergency parole of eight weeks, as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, Tihar Jail officials said on Saturday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh is set to release around 11,000 prisoners due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis that India is grappling with.
Chandigarh [India], Mar 28 (ANI): The Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL) is pulling all stops in its efforts to help people when the entire country is going through lockdown as a preventive measure to check the spread of coronavirus.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus pandemic, 15 prisoners from Parsadi jail in Chamoli district will be released on parole for 6 months.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): To decongest prisons in wake of COVID-19, Punjab is giving parole to 6000 prisoners from jails across the state, these are prisoners who were sentenced to less than seven years in prison, said Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Punjab Jail Minister on Thurs
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus in jails, the Haryana government has decided to release convicted prisoners with up to seven years of sentence on parole or bail.