Supreme Court Rejects Abu Salem's Plea for Release on Claim of Completing 25 Years' Imprisonment

The Supreme Court has dismissed Abu Salem’s application seeking premature release on the ground that he has completed 25 years of imprisonment as per the India–Portugal extradition assurance.

Salem claimed remission for good conduct should be added to his sentence period, making him eligible for release, but the State of Maharashtra disputed the calculation.

The Court observed that whether he has actually completed 25 years must be examined by the Bombay High Court, where his main petition is pending. Salem’s plea was withdrawn with liberty to seek an early hearing before the High Court. 

He was convicted for his role in the 1993 Bombay blasts and is serving life imprisonment.

[Abu Salim Abdul Qayoom Ansari v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.]