Ram Dass Vs State of NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ram Dass Vs State of NCT of Delhi — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Each petitioner permitted to submit a representation (not exceeding five pages) to the Superintendent of Jail within three working days; representations to be considered along with other eligibility considerations, with the decision to be taken in the forthcoming meeting of the Sentence Review Board and immediately communicated to the petitioners; liberty reserved to seek revival of the petitions if the grievance is not fully satisfied. No merits determination on premature release was made.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, whose cases for premature release were considered and rejected by the Sentence Review Board, had their cases considered in proper perspective, having regard to the various circumstances and the binding decisions said to have been overlooked.

Court's answer

Each petitioner was permitted to place a representation, not exceeding five pages, before the Superintendent of Jail within three working days.

Ratio / Principle

The said representations were directed to be considered in addition to the other considerations required to be bestowed on the petitioners' eligibility.

Key takeaways

The decision on the petitioners' cases was to be taken in the forthcoming meeting of the Sentence Review Board and immediately communicated to the petitioners.ratio¶¶25
With these observations, the petitions and pending applications stand disposed of.ratio¶¶25
The petitioners were left at liberty to take appropriate recourse in accordance with law, including to seek revival of these petitions, if their grievance is not fully satisfied.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J.; Order dated 03.07.2026) disposes of three writ petitions under its criminal jurisdiction — W.P.(CRL) 83/2024 (Ram Dass), W.P.(CRL) 1724/2025 (Manmohan Singh @Monu@Jagdish) and W.P.(CRL) 33/2026 (Deepak Nanda) — wherein the petitioners sought premature release after the Sentence Review Board considered and rejected their cases. Counsel for the petitioners argued that the cases were not considered in the right perspective, that various circumstances required examination, and that binding decisions had been overlooked; the State opposed the submissions but contended that each petitioner's case was being considered afresh in the forthcoming meeting of the Sentence Review Board. Without deciding entitlement to premature release on merits, the Court permitted each petitioner to place a representation of up to five pages before the Superintendent of Jail within three working days, directed that such representations be considered in addition to the other considerations bearing on eligibility, ordered that the decision be taken in the forthcoming Sentence Review Board meeting and immediately communicated to the petitioners, and disposed of the petitions and pending applications with liberty to seek revival if the grievance remained unsatisfied.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(CRL) 83/2024 and CRL.M.A. 697/2024, CRL.M.(BAIL) 2453/2025

RAM DASS .....Petitioner

Through: Mr.Sarthak Maggon, Advocate.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr Sanjeev Bhandari with Mr Arjit Sharma and Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advocates.

W.P.(CRL) 1724/2025 and CRL.M.A. 16082/2025 MANMOHAN SINGH @MONU@JAGDISH .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Sarthak Maggon, Advocate.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr Sanjeev Bhandari with Mr Arjit Sharma and Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advocates. SI Ruby, PS Tilak Nagar.

W.P.(CRL) 33/2026 and CRL.M.A.18018/2026 DEEPAK NANDA .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Sarthak Maggon, Advocate.

versus

STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent

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Through: Mr Sanjeev Bhandari with Mr Arjit Sharma and Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 03.07.2026

In these writ petitions, the petitioners are seeking for premature release on various grounds. Their cases were considered by the Sentence Review Board and were rejected.

Mr. Sarthak Maggon, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, points out that the cases of the petitioners have not been considered in right perspective. There are various circumstances which are required to be looked into by the authorities.

It is pointed out that the binding decisions have also been overlooked. Though the submissions are opposed by Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, learned counsel appearing for the respondent, however, he contends that the cases of each of the petitioners are being considered afresh in the forthcoming meeting of the Sentence Review Board.

Under peculiar circumstances and bearing in mind the overall background, the Court finds that each of the petitioners be permitted to place the representation, not exceeding five pages, before the Superintendent of Jail, within three working days from today.

Let the said representations be also considered in addition to the other considerations which are required to be bestowed on the petitioners’ eligibility.

Let the decision be taken in the forthcoming meeting of the Sentence

This is a digitally signed order.

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Review Board and be immediately communicated to the petitioners. 7. With these observations, the petitions stand disposed of. Pending applications also stand disposed of.

The petitioners shall be at liberty to take appropriate recourse in according with law including to seek revival of these petitions, if the grievance is not fully satisfied.

PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J

JULY 3, 2026 tr

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 06/07/2026 at 10:35:39