(1.) BY this letter petition for parole filed on 30.04.2012, the petitioner-prisoner- Kanhaiya Lal @ Kana s/o Bhudar, by caste- Katunda, PS Parsoli, district- Chittorgarh, presently confined in Central Jail, Udaipur is claiming for permanent parole as per provisions of the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 1958 (herein after 'the Rules of 1958'). As per averments contained in letter petition filed by the convict-prisoner, the petitioner has been behind the bars for over seven years and therefore, he is entitled to be considered for grant of permanent parole as per the Rules of 1958.
(2.) A reply to the petition has been filed on behalf of respondents, stating therein that the petitioner was convicted for offence under sec.376 (2)(g) IPC and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment and till 30.04.2012, he has served sentence of 07 years 09 months 25 days including jail remission.