NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, NOV 3
Stating that the Festival of Lights has to be celebrated with the family, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday announced that 181 eligible prisoners lodged in jails across the state will be granted 15-day parole for Diwali.
મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલે જેલ સુધારણા અને કેદીઓની કલ્યાણ પ્રવૃત્તિઓના ભાગરૂપે રાજ્યની જેલોમાં સજા ભોગવી રહેલા મહિલા કેદીઓ અને 60 વર્ષ કે તેથી વધુ વયના પુરૂષ કેદીઓ તેમના પરિવાર સાથે દિવાળી ઉજવી શકે તે માટે ધનતેરસથી પંદર દિવસ માટે નિયમાનુસાર પેરોલ મંજૂર કરવાનો નિર્ણય કર્યો છે
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) November 3, 2021
As per an official release, the parole, which starts from Wednesday, has been granted to eligible women prisoners and male inmates who are above 60 years of age.
The relief was not be applicable to convicts or undertrials booked in serious cases under the NDPS Act, POTA, TADA, it was stated.
Apart from this, foreign nationals, NRI prisoners and accused who had filed an appeal in the High Court will not be considered for the 15-day parole, the release said.
Following the state government’s announcement, 61 women prisoners and 120 male inmates will be able to celebrate Diwali with their families, it was stated.
