Bunty v. State (Nct of Delhi)
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(CRL) 2180/2025, Bunty v. State (NCT of Delhi), order dated 17.07.2025, Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J. Petitioner sought mandamus directing the State and/or the Sentence Review Board to consider his case and grant Premature Release in FIR No. 165/2010, U/S 302/201 IPC, P.S. Bhalswa Dairy. Counsel submitted that the competent authority had not yet decided his premature-release application and the petition was treated as his representation. Court directed the competent authority to decide the application at the next SRB meeting, under intimation to the petitioner; petition disposed of. Keywords: premature release, Sentence Review Board (SRB), competent authority, life convict, Sections 302/201 IPC, FIR 165/2010, Bhalswa Dairy, mandamus, representation.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the competent authority to decide the petitioner's pending premature-release application in the next SRB meeting, under intimation to the petitioner.