Overview

• A Supreme Court bench extended Vikas Yadav’s interim bail by four weeks under strict conditions to oversee his mother’s medical care.
• The court directed Vikas Yadav to seek sentence remission from the Delhi High Court, upholding his 25-year term without remission.
• A separate bench ordered the immediate release of Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan after confirming he served a fixed 20-year sentence.
• Justices rebuked the Sentence Review Board for overruling a judicial order by denying Sukhdev Yadav remission eligibility.
• The AIIMS medical board’s assessment of Vikas Yadav’s mother formed the basis for the latest bail extension.