Anilkumar @ Lapetu Ramshakal Sharma vs The State Of Maharashtra

insc-2025-1198 Supreme Court of India 7 October 2025 • SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) NO.8539 OF 2025 • 3 min read
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Anilkumar @ Lapetu Ramshakal Sharma vs The State Of Maharashtra is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 7, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1198). A life convict who had served almost 20 years sought pre-mature release. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, directing his immediate release after finding the government wrongly categorized his crime and he should have been eligible for remission after 22 years under Category 3(b) of the 2010 guidelines for murders arising out of family prestige. The bench comprised Justices B.R. Gavai and K. Vinod Chandran. The judgment was delivered by Justice K. Vinod Chandran.

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A life convict who had served almost 20 years sought pre-mature release. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, directing his immediate release after finding the government wrongly categorized his crime and he should have been eligible for remission after 22 years under Category 3(b) of the 2010 guidelines for murders arising out of family prestige.

What was the outcome of Anilkumar @ Lapetu Ramshakal Sharma vs The State Of Maharashtra?

A life convict who had served almost 20 years sought pre-mature release. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, directing his immediate release after finding the government wrongly categorized his crim...

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