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SC orders Rohit Chaturvedi premature release after 22 years citing reformation over retribution
India
Published on 15 May 2026
The court says jail years proved less than reformation
The Supreme Court has set aside the Ministry of Home Affairs order denying premature release to Rohit Chaturvedi, convicted in the 2003 murder of poet Madhumita Shukla. Chaturvedi has spent 22 years in prison and was already out on bail. A bench of B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the state must prioritize reformation, not retribution, when considering remission. The court also noted he need not surrender.
- SC allowed premature release plea in the 2003 Madhumita Shukla case
- Rohit Chaturvedi served 22 years in jail before the order
- Bench set aside MHA rejection dated July 9, 2025
- Court said reformation, not retribution, should guide the state
- Chaturvedi was already out on bail and need not surrender
- Shukla was shot dead in Lucknow while pregnant in 2003
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