Rakesh Roshan @ Roshan Lal S/O Shri Vijaypal v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
D.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1248/2025, High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench; decided 19/09/2025 by Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu. Petitioners Rakesh Roshan @ Roshan Lal, Vijaypal and Vinod Kumar (released on permanent parole) sought directions to respondents (State of Rajasthan, Director General of Prison, Advisory Committee of Shortening of Sentence) to expedite decision on application for shortening of sentence filed 14.06.2025. Court held no case made out for interference in writ jurisdiction; petition disposed of with liberty to pursue the application and seek early disposal, to be considered in accordance with law. Counsel: Mr. Tekchand Swami for petitioners; Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, Dy. G.A. for respondents. No statute or precedent citations in the order.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to pursue the pending application for shortening of sentence and to make a request for its early disposal; respondents to consider such request in accordance with law.