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Supreme Court Makes Bail Final for 105-Year-Old Murder Convict
Rasik Chandra Mondal is 105 years old.
He was involved in a murder case registered in 1988.
A court convicted him in 1994, when he was 68.
The Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court later rejected his challenges to that conviction.
In 2020, he asked the Supreme Court to release him early because he was very old and unwell.
The Supreme Court let him leave prison on bail or parole in November 2024.
On August 21, 2026, the judges decided that he could stay free permanently.
They waived any part of his sentence that might remain.
This means Mondal will not be sent back to prison.
The Supreme Court permanently released 105-year-old Rasik Chandra Mondal in a 1988 murder case.
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant waived any remaining sentence and closed the case.
Mondal was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code on December 12, 1994.
He remained imprisoned until the Supreme Court granted interim bail or parole on November 29, 2024.
The court cited Mondal’s advanced age, geriatric conditions and age-related health problems.
- Who
- Rasik Chandra Mondal, a 105-year-old life convict, and a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant.
- What
- The Supreme Court made Mondal’s 2024 interim bail or parole order final, waived any remaining sentence and ordered his premature release.
- Where
- The matter was heard in the Supreme Court in New Delhi and concerns a case from Malda district, West Bengal.
- When
- The final order was issued on Friday, August 21, 2026; interim bail or parole was granted on November 29, 2024.
- Why
- The court considered Mondal’s advanced age and deteriorating health, including reported geriatric conditions.
Key facts
- Convict
- Rasik Chandra Mondal
- Age
- 105
- Case
- Murder case registered in 1988
- Conviction
- December 12, 1994, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code
- Interim release
- November 29, 2024, on interim bail or parole
- Earlier rulings
- The Calcutta High Court dismissed his conviction appeal in 2018, and the Supreme Court later dismissed his plea challenging the conviction.
- Final relief
- The Supreme Court waived any remaining sentence and said Mondal would not be taken back into custody.
Quotes
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India and member of the Supreme Court bench that issued the release order
“The petitioner is stated to be more than 105 years old. Though the petitioner has been convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, it has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that he is totally incapacitated. Let the learned counsel for respondent-State of West Bengal take instructions in this regard. List the matter after four weeks.”
telegraphindia.com
“As an interim order, we direct that the petitioner, Rasik Chandra Mondal, will be released on interim bail/parole1 during the pendency of the present writ petition, on terms and conditions to be fixed by the trial Court”
telegraphindia.com
deccanchronicle.com
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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