Recommendation to send 285 prisoners on parole

Kathmandu, Nov 23: The meeting of the Federal Probation and Parole Board on Friday has recommended sending 285 prisoners on parole.

 The meeting presided over by Attorney General Ramesh Badal made the recommendation as per the proposal submitted to the Board by the Department of Prison Management Department. This was meant to keep prisoners with good conduct on parole under Section 38 of the Criminal Offenses (Determination and Execution of Punishment) Act 2074 BS.

 According to Suryaraj Dahal, Joint-attorney at the Office of the Attorney General, a convict who has been sentenced to imprisonment for more than a year and has served more than two-thirds of the prison sentence and has good conduct can be placed on parole.

The Act however prohibits the parole of those who have been sentenced to life imprisonment, corruption, extortion, human trafficking and smuggling, organized crime, money laundering, torture or cruel or inhuman treatment, crimes against humanity and crimes against the state. (RSS)