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Deepak Verma v. State (Nct of Delhi)

Delhi HC9 Jan 2026W.P.(CRL)/3703/2025

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Deepak Verma v. State (NCT of Delhi); W.P.(CRL) 3703/2025; Delhi High Court; Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma; premature release; Sentence Review Board (SRB); murder for dowry category; FIR No. 142/2011; Sections 498-A and 302 IPC; P.S. Mundka; 14 years incarceration; writ of mandamus; petition disposed of with direction to take up case in next SRB meeting.

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Direction that the petitioner's case be taken up and disposed of in accordance with law in the next scheduled meeting of the Sentence Review Board; petition disposed of in the above terms. ¶18

Deepak Verma Vs State (Nct of Delhi) — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Delhi HC (2026)

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$~60

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 3703/2025

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DEEPAK VERMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Siddharth Yadav, Mr. Anmol Kumar Pandey, Ms. Jyoti Yadav and Mr. Vikas Deep, Advocates.

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versus

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STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC (Crl) for State with Mr. Sangeet Sibou, Mr. Priyansh Raj Singh, Mr. Aniket Kumar Singh, Advocates.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R % 09.01.2026

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By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking following

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prayer:

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“a) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent and/or Sentence Review Board (SRB) to consider the case of the petitioner and grant Premature Release to the petitioner in FIR No. 142/2011, U/S 498-A/302 IPC, P.S. Mundka”

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Issue notice. The learned ASC accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner states that the petitioner herein has been in incarceration for more than 14 years and his family is in a completely dilapidated state due to his incarceration as there is no one to take care of his family since he is the sole bread earner of his family. It is stated that the respondent did not send the name of the petitioner

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/01/2026 at 13:34:36

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to the SRB telling him that his case falls under the category ‘murder for dowry’, however the same is not correct as the case of the petitioner is not under the said category. Therefore, it is prayed that the present petition ne allowed and the name of the present petitioner be sent in the next scheduled meeting of Sentence Review Board.

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After hearing the arguments addressed on behalf of the petitioner and the State, this Court directs that in the next scheduled meet of Sentence Review Board, the case of the petitioner shall be taken up and disposed of in accordance with law.

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In the above terms, the present petition is disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

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DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

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JANUARY 09, 2026/vc/r

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/01/2026 at 13:34:36

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