Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Rule 1251 Mandates Holistic Conduct & Rehabilitation Review for Premature Release | Life-Convict SRB Appeal : Delhi HC
Delhi High Court quashed the Sentence Review Board’s denial of premature release, ruling that Rule 1251 obliges a comprehensive appraisal of the inmate’s conduct, rehabilitation progress and socio-economic circumstances. The judgment expands the criteria for early release of life-convicts and directs prison officials to apply a holistic test.