RAJAB ALI @ BABLOO vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURTOF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 29th October, 2025 Pronounced on: 06th April 2026 + W.P. (CRL) No. 1336/2025, CRL.M.A. 12561/2025 RAJAB ALI @ BABLOO S/o Liyakat Ali (Presently confined in CJ-02, Tihar, New Delhi) ....Petitioner Through: Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, Ms. Vanshita Gupta, Ms. Shrutika Pandey and Ms. Ragini Nagpal, Advocates. versus 1. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) Through the Home Department 5th Level, C-Wing, Delhi Secretariat New Delhi-110002 .....Respondent No. 1 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS CJ-02, Tihar, New Delhi-110064 ....Respondent No. 2 Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC with SI Seema, PS Gandhi Nagar. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as „B.N.S.S.‟), has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, Rajab Ali @ Babloo for quashing of the Minutes of the Meeting of Sentence Review Board dated 30.08.2024 and 19.09.2024, duly approved by the Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:06.04.2026 W.P. (CRL) No. 1336/2025 Page 1 of 36 17:06:26 Hon‟ble Lt. Governor, Delhi, rejecting his premature release and has further sought issuance of appropriate Writ for directing his premature release. 2. The Petitioner has submitted that FIR No. 216/2003 under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as „IPC‟), Police Station Gandhi Nagar, was registered and the Petitioner was arrested on 26.01.2003 on the allegation of allegedly raping a 3.5-year-old child, on 21.01.2003. The Court of learned ASJ, Delhiconvicted him under Section 376 IPC on 21.12.2005 and sentenced him on 22.12.2005, to undergo Life Imprisonmentan