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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 56

Release on Parole

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Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 56 is part of Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 - Release on Parole. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) The State Government or any authority to which the State Government may delegate its power in this behalf, may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, release on parole for such period as it may deem necessary, any prisoner in case of any serious illness or death of any member of the prisoner's family or of any of his nearest relatives or for any other sufficient cause.

(2) The period of release of a prisoner under sub--section (1) shall not count towards the total period of his sentence.

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What does Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 56 provide?

Section Section 56 of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 (Release on Parole) is reproduced on this page as part of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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