AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.528 OF 2009 Shaikh Ali Shaikh Umar ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. N.N. Gawankar with Mr. Arfan Sait for the petitioner. Mr. V.B. Konde Deshmukh, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 6TH APRIL, 2009. P.C.:- 1. In this petition, the petitioner's prayer is that respondent 1 may be directed to decide the case of the petitioner for premature release under the relevant guidelines within a time frame. 2. We record the presence of Mr. S.C. Mandkar, Deputy Secretary, Home Department. AJN 2 3. Learned A.P.P. on instructions from Mr. Mandkar states that respondent 1 shall decide the case of the petitioner for premature release under the relevant guidelines within a period of eight weeks from today. This statement is accepted. 4. The petition is disposed of in terms of the statement recorded. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [R.G. KETKAR, J.]