Overview
- On January 12, the Supreme Court asked Salem to file Maharashtra prison rules on remission for TADA convicts and set the next hearing for February 9.
- Salem says he has crossed 25 years by counting jail-earned remission, while a state affidavit claims only 19 years, 5 months and 18 days were completed as of March 31, 2025.
- In July 2025, the Bombay High Court refused interim relief, noting prima facie that 25 years had not yet been completed despite his remission-based calculation.
- The Maharashtra government told the High Court it will grant only a two-day emergency parole with a police escort at Salem’s expense after he sought 14 days to mourn his brother.
- The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling requires the Centre to ensure release once 25 years are completed under India’s 2002 assurance to Portugal, excluding time served in Portuguese custody.