With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. When a prisoner makes out a sufficient case, parole cannot be denied to such prisoner because it becomes a matter of his/her right. 2. State Governments have their own Prisoners Release on Parole Rules. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 2 is correct because 'Prisons' is a State Subject under Entry 4 of the State List (Seventh Schedule), which empowers individual State Governments to frame their own specific rules for the release of prisoners on parole. Statement 1 is incorrect because parole is not a matter of right but a discretionary executive function granted based on a prisoner's conduct and specific conditions. The core concept tested is the division of legislative powers between the Union and States regarding prison administration and the legal status of prisoner privileges.