Birju Kumar Paswan v. State (Nct of Delhi)
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition (criminal) W.P.(CRL) 2244/2025 by Birju Kumar Paswan against State (NCT of Delhi), decided 13.02.2026 by Justice Saurabh Banerjee. Subject: premature release of a convict; Status Report dated 22.09.2025 recorded eligibility for premature release with the case sent to SRB Branch, PHQ, for Sentence Review Board consideration and under process. Counsel withdrew the petition in view of the Status Report; petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach the Court afresh if required; copy of order sent to Jail Superintendent. Keywords: premature release, Sentence Review Board, SRB Branch PHQ, withdrawal, liberty, Jail Superintendent.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn; liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the Court in accordance with law, if, as and when required; copy of the order directed to be sent to the concerned Jail Superintendent.