RAVINDER RANA vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~58 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 05.02.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 428/2026 & CRL.M.A. 3931/2026 RAVINDER RANA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Neeraj Kumar, CGSC with Mr. Shashwat and Mr. Vivek Nagar, Advocates CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner, whose premature release from prison has been recommended by the Sentence Review Board and approved by the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, is awaiting release because the said approval needs concurrence of Union of India (respondent no. 1) as the conviction was on prosecution by the CBI. 2. Learned CGSC for respondent no. 1 appearing on advance intimation accepts notice. 3. After some discussion, as requested by both sides, this petition is disposed of directing the respondent no. 1 to treat this petition as representation of the petitioner for consideration of concurrence and decide the same within four weeks. W.P.(CRL) 428/2026 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c 6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID KATHPALIA - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, Signature Not Verified serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80 cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.02.05 17:50:11 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:05.02.2026 17:55:24 4. Learned counsel for petitioner also submits that currently, petitioner is on parole in order to take care of his cancer-ridden father and is scheduled to surrender back on 16.02.2026. Learned counsel for petitioner has taken me through elaborate minutes of meeting of the SRB on the basis whereof his premature re