How Ram Rahim keeps getting parole, the law behind the outrage

Convicted of rape and murder and serving a 20 year jail sentence, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has walked out of prison yet again on a 40 day parole. This is the 15th parole granted to the Dera Sacha Sauda chief in just two years, triggering fresh outrage and allegations of political patronage.

So how does a convict serving such a long sentence keep stepping out of jail? In this episode of Know Your Laws, we break down India’s parole system, why parole rules differ from state to state, what Haryana’s prison laws allow, and how courts have interpreted parole in Ram Rahim’s case. The law allows parole. The real question is how, when, and for whom it is applied.

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