W.P.(CRL) 1026/2026 $~115 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1026/2026 VINOD KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nitin Kumar Yadav and Mr. Anmol Kumar Pandey, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for the State. Insp. Kishore Kumar, P.S. South Rohini. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI O R D E R % 30.03.2026 By way of the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent/State, that the petitioner’s name be considered for premature release at the next meeting of the Sentence Review Board (‘SRB’). Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits, that the petitioner’s case was last considered by the SRB vide its Meeting dated 21.12.2023, at which stage, his case for premature release was rejected. The petitioner has also undergone more than 21 years of actual judicial custody, not counting remission. Issue notice. Learned ASC appears on behalf of the State on advance copy; and accepts notice. 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 06/04/2026 at 11:44:55 W.P.(CRL) 1026/2026 In view of the prayer made, the present petition is disposed-of; with a direction that the petitioner’s name be considered at the next meeting of the SRB; and the decision taken at that meeting in relation to the petitioner, be communicated to him in writing, within 02 weeks of the decision. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed-of. ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J MARCH 30, 2026 V.Rawat 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 06/04/2026 at 11:44:55