Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release of Two Life-Sentence Rape Convicts

The Delhi High Court has ordered the premature release of two convicts serving life sentences for rape after hearing their petitions challenging a Sentence Review Board decision to reject their pleas.

The court examined the grounds presented by the two convicts and found merit in their appeals against the SRB's rejection of their premature release applications.

The order is likely to reignite scrutiny over premature release procedures and the grounds on which life-sentence convicts are granted early freedom.