MD. RASHID KHAN vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 12th December, 2025 Pronounced on: 5th June 2026 W.P.(CRL) 1041/2021, CRL.M.A. 13119/2021, CRL.M.A. 17749/2022, CRL.M.A. 26143/2022 & CRL.M.A. 16189/2023 MD. RASHID KHAN Life Convict No.7048/A, Presently lodged at Presidency Correctional Home, WEST BENGAL. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Varun Goswami & Ms. Dakshita Sharma, Advocates. versus 1. UNION OF INDIA Through the Secretary Government of India Home Department Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block New Delhi-110001 .....Respondent No.1 2. STATE OF WEST BENGAL Through the Secretary Department of Home Affairs Nabanna, Kolkata, WEST BENGAL .....Respondent No.2 Through: Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Kumar and Mr. Amit Kumar Rana, Advs. Mr. Kunal Chatterji, Advocate for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA 1. The petitioner, Rashid Khan, convicted on 31.08.2001, in TADA Case No.01/1993 in FIR dated 31.12.1992, under Section 120B/436/302 IPC, 3 and 5 Explosive Substances Act and 3 & 4 TADA, PS Sec H (Bowbazar), by the Judge, Designated Court TADA, Calcutta, has sought to quash and set aside the Orders dated 29.05.2017 passed by the State Sentence