Dera chief Ram Rahim has been out of prison for over 400 days since conviction in August 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for raping two female students in 2002, was granted 30-day parole on May 26, 2026, which ended on June 24, 2026. This was the 16th time he was allowed out of prison.

The Dera chief was arrested on August 25, 2017, after CBI Judge Jagdeep Singh imposed 10-year rigorous imprisonment in each of the two rape cases dating back to 2002. Ram Rahim Singh has been charged under Section 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the court said.

June 27, 2026 is 3,228 since the Dera chief was convicted. day. During this period he was granted a total of 16 parolees and furloughs totaling 435 days and 12 hours; That’s roughly 13.5% of the days he’s spent outside of prison since August 25, 2017.

While periods spent on leave, mainly to break the monotony of prison and to maintain family and social ties, are considered part of the sentence, the same cannot be said for parole. 301.5 days of the 435.5 days the Dera chief has spent in jail since his conviction [roughly 69%] They were on parole.

Ram Rahim Singh has been spending 91 days (25% of the year) away from prison every year since 2022. He spent 70 days in prison on parole as of 2026.

The graph below shows the cases when Ram Rahim Singh was released from prison after receiving parole or leave.