Take a look at the essential concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Here’s your UPSC Current Affairs knowledge nugget on parole, furlough, and anticipatory bail. The issue of parole has come into focus after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a 20-year sentence for raping two of his disciples, walked out of Rohtak’s Sunaria prison on a 30-day parole on 26th May. Separately, the Punjab and Haryana High Court reiterated that parole is not a dilution of the punishment, but a statutory concession, while granting a 10-week temporary release to a life convict lodged in Karnal jail after police dismissed his plea. These developments are important from your exam perspective. Let’s understand what parole is and how it is different from furlough. Key takeaways: 1. Originating from the French word “je donne ma parole,” parole means “word of honour.”  The Supreme Court has discussed the history of parole in the Poonam Lata v. M.L.…