The self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples. On March 1, Punjab and Haryana HC directed Haryana government "not to consider" any application for parole "without permission of this court". In 2017, a CBI court sentenced him to 20 years in prison and fined him Rs 30 lakh. (Photo: PTI)