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Rule 9(b) of the Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Rules, 1927 deals with conditional release of prisoners whose age on the date of their latest sentence does not exceeds ?

Correct answer: C. Twenty one years

  • A. Seventeen years
  • B. Nineteen years
  • C. Twenty one years
  • D. None of above

Explanation

Rule 9(b) concerns prisoners whose age on the date of their latest sentence did not exceed twenty-one years. Thus, the statutory age threshold is 21, not 17 or 19.

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