UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

With reference to India, consider the following statements: 1. When a prisoner makes out a sufficient case, parole cannot be denied to such prisoner because it becomes a matter of his/her right. 2. State Governments have their own Prisoners Release on Parole Rules. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

2 only

Explanation

Parole is not an absolute right of the prisoner, and it can be denied even where a case is made out, so statement 1 is wrong. Prisons are a State subject and each State has its own rules for release of prisoners on parole, so statement 2 is correct.

Topics: criminal justice system, parole rules, polity & governance, prison administration