The Bombay High Court on Monday expressed its prima facie (at first glance) opinion that gangster Abu Salem has not yet completed 25 years in jail in India, as mandated under the terms of his extradition from Portugal.

Salem had filed a petition with the High Court, seeking his release. He claimed he had already served the 25-year imprisonment term if the remission for good behaviour was taken into account.

When Salem was extradited from Portugal, the Government of India had provided assurances that he would not face the death penalty in any case and would not be imprisoned for a term exceeding 25 years, according to his plea.