Odisha Prison Department launches 'Mukti Abhiyan', aims to release 60 eligible prisoners

Dec 19, 2024

Additional Director General (DG) (Prisons), Amitabh Thakur said that individuals serving life imprisonment who have completed at least 14 years of their sentence may...

Meeting of Sentence Review Board to decongest jails underway: Delhi govt tells HC

May 11, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 11 : Delhi government on Monday told Delhi High Court that a meeting of the Sentence Review Board (SRB) was...

Convene sentence review board meetings more frequently to decongest jails: Plea in Delhi HC

May 06, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 6 : A public interest litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking directions to convene Sentence...

Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot chairs Sentence Review Board meeting; recommends premature release of 14 convicts

Jun 11, 2024

In the meeting, SRB has considered a total of 92 cases and 14 cases have been recommended for premature release of convicts from prison....

Delhi HC orders premature release of ex President guard convicted for rape after 23 years' custody

Feb 03, 2026

The Delhi High Court has set aside the order of the Sentence Review Board (SRB) and ordered the premature release of Ex-President Guard from...

Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case: Delhi HC directs SRB to consider afresh Santosh Singh's plea for premature release

Jul 01, 2025

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday overturned the Sentence Review Board's rejection of life convict Santosh Kumar Singh's premature release plea in the Priyadarshini...