Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 2150 Bom
Judgement Date : 2 May, 2016
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.479/2016
Deepak s/o Maruti Parte,
age major, occu.Prisoner No.C-4318,
r/o At present in Open Prison,
Paithan Dist.Aurangabad.
...Petitioner..
Versus
1]
ig State of Maharashtra,
through Secretary,
Home Department, Mantralaya,
Mumbai-32.
2] The Inspector General of
Prisons, Maharashtra State,
Pune.
3]
The Superintendent of Open Prison,
Paithan Dist.Aurangabad.
...Respondents...
.....
Smt.B.B. Gunjal, Advocate appointed for petitioner.
Shri S.J. Salgare, APP for respondent nos.1 to 3.
.....
CORAM: R.M. BORDE &
K.L. WADANE, JJ.
DATE: 02.05.2016
ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Borde, J.) :
1] Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule.
Rule made returnable forthwith and with the consent of
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learned counsel for the parties, the petition is taken up
for final disposal at the stage of admission.
2] The petitioner is praying for his premature release
from prison since according to him, he has completed the
period of imprisonment. The petitioner is the life
convict undergoing imprisonment at Open Prison, Paithan.
3] It is informed that the petitioner has completed
jail term of about 23 years togetherwith the remissions
and he has been categorized as Category 4(C) prisoner as
per the Government resolution dated 11.4.2008. The
petitioner is entitled to be released on completion of 24
years of imprisonment and proposal in that regard has
been already transmitted to the Government on 13.10.2014.
4] The learned APP appearing for the State, on
instructions, informs that appropriate decision would be
taken on the said proposal by the State Government as
expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period
of two months from today.
5] In this view of the matter, the criminal writ
petition stands disposed of with a direction to the
respondents to take appropriate decision on the proposal
tendered on 23.10.2014 within a period of two months from
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today. Rule is accordingly made absolute.
6] Learned counsel Smt.B.B. Gunjal appointed to assist
the Court shall be paid legal remuneration of Rs.5,000/-.
(K.L. WADANE, J.) (R.M. BORDE, J.)
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