Chandigarh, March 2 -- Imprisoned following his sentencing in three criminal cases, the head of Sirsa-based sect, Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been regularly able to get temporary release from prison in the form of either parole or furlough as he does not fall in the category of hardcore convicted prisoners under a state law. A hardcore convicted prisoner as defined in Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 2022, means a prisoner convicted of serial killing i.e. murder under Section 302 of the IPC in two or more cases in different first information reports, murder if the offender is involved in contract killing as apparent from the facts mentioned in the judgment of the case, lurking house trespass, murder or attempt to murder for extortion, rape or penetrative sexual assault or aggravated penetrative sexual assault or unnatural offence with murder, rape or penetrative sexual assault or aggravated penetrative sexual assault or unnatural offence with a child below 16, gang rape or rape, immoral trafficking involving minors etc....