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RMA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 969 OF 2017
Narendra Lalmani Giri .. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents
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Appearances
Mrs. Farhana Shah Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. H.J. Dedia APP for the State
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CORAM : SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI &
M.S. KARNIK, JJ.
DATE : APRIL 18, 2017.
ORAL JUDGMENT [PER SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J.] :
1. Heard both sides.
2. The petitioner preferred an application for parole on 4.8.2014 on the ground of illness of his wife. The application was rejected by order dated 26.3.2015. Being aggrieved thereby, the petitioner preferred an appeal. The appeal was dismissed by order dated 23.11.2016, hence, this petition.
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3. The application of the petitioner for parole came to be rejected on the ground that no medical papers were produced to substantiate the claim of the petitioner that it was necessary for his wife to undergo operation. It is an admitted fact that no medical reports were annexed to the application for parole to substantiate the claim of the petitioner that it was necessary for his wife to undergo operation.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced before us the sonography report to show that the wife of the petitioner has a fibroid which is 4.5 x 3.2 cms in size. However, no such report was produced before the Competent Authority, hence, we cannot find any fault with the Competent Authority in rejecting the application of the petitioner for parole.
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17. cri wp 969-17.doc which is 4.5 x 3.2 cms in size and the case of the petitioner that his wife is required to undergo hysterectomy, we set aside the orders dated 26.3.2015 and 23.11.2016 and direct the Competent Authority to consider the prayer of the petitioner for parole afresh. We also direct the petitioner to submit the medical papers pertaining to the wife of the petitioner before the Competent Authority.
6. The application of the petitioner to be decided within six weeks of submission of medical papers by the petitioner.
7. Rule is made absolute in view of the above terms.
[ M.S. KARNIK, J. ] [ SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J. ]
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