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Parole is not a suspension of sentence, but is a substitution, during continuance of parole, of lower grade of punishment by confinement in legal custody and under control of warden within specified prison bounds outside the prison, for confinement within the prison adjudged by the court, Jenkins v. Madigan CA Ind, 211 F 2d 904.A parole relates to executive action taken after the door has been closed on a convict. During parole period there is no suspension of sentence but sentence is actually continuing to run during that period also, State of Haryana v. Nauratta Singh, AIR 2000 SC 1179 (1182): (2002) 3 SCC 514. (Criminal PC, 1973, ss. 432, 433A, 389, 482)The promise made by a prisoner of war, when he has leave to go anywhere, to return at a time appointed, or not to take up arms till exchanged.Release on parole is a wing of the reformative process and is expected to provide opportunity to the prisoner to transform himself into a useful citizen. It is also an act of grace and not a ma...
Bail, Furlough, Parole
Bail, Furlough, Parole, The terms bail, furlough and parole have different connotations. Bail is well understood in criminal jurisprudence. 'Furlough' and 'Parole' are two distinct terms used in the jail manual or laws relating to temporary release of prisoners, State of Haryana v. Mohinder Singh, (2000) 3 SCC 394: AIR 2000 SC 890. (Criminal Procedure Code 1973, ss. 436 to 450)...
Parol evidence
Parol evidence, testimony by the mouth of a witness. It is a general rule that oral evidence cannot be substituted for a written instrument, where the latter is required by law, or to give effect to a written instrument, defective in any particular essential to its validity; nor contradict, alter, or vary a written instrument, required by law, or agreed upon by the parties, as the authentic memorial of the facts which it recites. But parol evidence is admissible to defeat a written instrument on the ground of fraud, mistake, etc., or to apply it to its proper subject, or, in some instances, as ancillary to such application to explain the meaning of doubtful terms, or to rebut presumptions arising extrinsically. In these cases the parol evidence does not usurp the place of written evidence, but either shows that the instrument ought not to be allowed to operate at all, or is essential in order to give to the instrument its legal effect.The general rule with regard to the admission of pa...
parole
parole [Old French, speech, word, prisoner's word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison] : a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence and who remains under the control of and in the legal custody of a parole authority compare probation ...
advance parole
advance parole Permission to return to the United States after travel abroad granted by DHS prior to leaving the U.S. The following categories of people may need advance parole Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
Parol or Parole
Parol or Parole [fr. parole, Fr.], by word of mouth; but the expression is also made use of to denote writings not under seal.The pleadings in an action were, when they were given viva voce in Court, frequently termed the parol....
Parole, furlough
Parole, furlough, when a prisoner is on parole his period of release does not count towards that the total period of sentence while he is on furlough he is eligible to have the period of release counted towards the total period of his sentence undergone by him, State of Haryana v. Mohinder Singh, (1994) 3 SCC 394 (405)....
Furlough, parole
Furlough, parole, when a prisoner is on parole his period of release does not count towards the total period of sentence while when he is on furlough he is eligible to have the period of release counted towards the total period of his sentence undergone by him....
parol evidence rule
parol evidence rule : a rule of document interpretation: parol evidence offered to contradict or modify a writing (as a contract or will) is not admissible when the writing is unambiguous or was intended to be a final expression of the author's wishes ...
Parole and furlough
Parole and furlough, see All India Jail Manual Committee Report....
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