MD. RASHID KHAN vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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* 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 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ANIL W.P.(CRL) 1041/2021 Page 1 of 30 KUMAR BHATT Signing Date:12.06.2026 10:59:52 J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 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 Review Board in its 59th Meeting and Order dated 08.08.2018 passed at the Special Meeting of the State Sentence Review Board, rejecting the pre-mature release of the Petitioner and to direct the Central Government to grant the benefit of remission for the premature release of the Petitioner, by way of Writ Petition filed under Article 226 Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (herei