Premature Release Ordered for Reformed Ex-Presidential Bodyguard Convicted in 2003 Rape Case: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ordered the immediate release of Harpreet Singh, a former member of the President’s Bodyguards, who was convicted in the 2003 Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case. The Court held that continued incarceration of the petitioner after more than 21 years in prison, despite proven reform and good conduct, was unjustified and contrary to the reformative framework of criminal justice under the Constitution of India. Bench…