SHIV RAM LODHI vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — W.P.(Crl.) No. 145/2022

The Supreme Court disposed of the writ petition filed by Shiv Ram Lodhi, a convict under Section 302 IPC who had served over 18 years and 8 months imprisonment. Relying on prior orders in *Dev Nath Singh v State of UP* and *Rajkumar v State of UP*, the Court directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to consider the petitioner's case for premature release within three months, in terms of the jail policy dated 1 August 2018. All pending applications were also disposed of. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.