(1) The competent authority shall grant emergency parole to a convicted prisoner subject to such conditions and procedure as specified under sections 11 and 12. Emergency parole shall be granted to a convicted prisoner any time irrespective of the period of sentence undergone by him if a member of the convicted prisoner’s family has died or is in serious condition or the convicted prisoner himself is in serious condition.
(2) The competent authority shall verify the facts through in-charge of the police station concerned or through a jail officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent Jail who shall submit his report within twenty-four hours. The facts of the serious condition of the convicted prisoner or his family member shall be certified by the Medical Officer concerned and countersigned by the Civil Surgeon concerned.
(3) The period for which a convicted prisoner may be released under this section shall be decided by the competent authority which shall not exceed four weeks in a calendar year cumulatively and the period may be in parts.
(4) The period of release under this section shall not count towards the actual sentence of a prisoner. No ordinary remission shall be granted for this period.
Temporary release of a convicted prisoner on custody parole and special provisions for hardcore convicted prisoners.