The Supreme Court has dismissed gangster Abu Salem’s plea seeking release after 25 years in custody, ruling that his petition was “premature” and “misconceived.” The apex court upheld the Bombay High Court’s earlier order, with a detailed verdict awaited.
Supreme Court questioned gangster Abu Salem on his claim of completing a 25-year jail term, asking how he calculated it since his arrest in November 2005. Salem’s plea follows a 2022 ruling and includes remission for good behaviour
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the Centre is bound to honour its commitment given to Portugal and release gangster Abu Salem on completion of his 25-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Salem had said his sentence could not exceed 25 years as per a solemn assurance given by India to […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to consider a plea by gangster Abu Salem that his imprisonment cannot extend beyond 25 years, according to the terms of his extradition from Portugal by the Indian government. Advocate Rishi Malhotra, representing Salem, submitted before a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that […]
