Imran Alias Murgi Chor v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court (Saurabh Banerjee, J.), W.P.(CRL) 1073/2026 with CRL.M.A. 10111/2026, decided 02.04.2026. Petitioner Imran alias Murgi Chor sought directions for consideration of premature release under the policy dated 16.07.2004 in FIR No.72/2011 (PS Vivek Vihar; Sections 302/392/397/411/120B/34 IPC), invoking Article 226 of the Constitution and Section 528 BNSS, 2023. State assured consideration in the next Sentence Review Board (SRB) if eligibility criteria met; petition disposed of accordingly. Keywords: premature release, SRB, sentence review board, life convict, policy dated 16.07.2004, Section 528 BNSS, Article 226.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of on the strength of the State's statement that the petitioner's case shall be considered for premature release in the next SRB if he meets the requisite criteria and is eligible as per the relevant guidelines.