Whether Parole Amounts to Suspension of Sentence Referred to Larger Bench: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has referred a group of petitions concerning permanent parole for convicted prisoners to a Larger Bench for an authoritative decision on the applicable parole rules. The petitions were filed by several prisoners, including Ashok, Balbharam, Vijendra Kumar alias Bablu, Sher Singh Meena alias Sheru, Satish alias Leelu, Yuvraj alias Sonu, Mahesh Kumar and Mastram alias Sallu, against the State of Rajasthan. The lead case concerns a…