Not taking regular parole is no bar to permanent parole, Rajasthan High Court holds

2 November 2026

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a prisoner who did not avail or apply for regular or periodic parole is not disqualified from being granted permanent parole.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay K Agrawal and Justice Sameer Jain decided Anil v State of Rajasthan, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 468.
The case turned on Rule 10 of the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021, and its second proviso, which says such a prisoner is not disqualified for that reason.
The authorities had rejected the prisoner's application for permanent parole because he had taken only one of the three regular paroles due to him.
The Court called that order absolutely unjustified, set it aside, and directed the jail authorities to release him on permanent parole.
It followed an earlier Division Bench ruling in Suraj Giri v State of Rajasthan to the same effect.