1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No.262/2008 [Santosh Devidas Shukla .vrs. State of Maharashtra through the PSO, PS, Mana District – Akola and another] ............................................................................................................................................................................................. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ................................................................................................................................................................... CORAM : K.J. ROHEE AND A.B. CHAUDHARI, JJ DATED : MAY 2, 2008 1. None for the petitioner. 2. Heard Mr. D.M. Kale, learned APP for the respondents/State. 3. The petitioner, who is a life convict, moved this petition for releasing him on parole for a period of 30 days on the ground of serious illness of his mother. 4. It appears that the petitioner had applied to the competent authority for grant of parole on the ground of serious illness of his mother. The said application came to be dismissed by the competent authority by order dated 12.3.2008 on the ground that the mother of the petitioner 2 was not found to be seriously ill. 5. Along with the present petition, the petitioner has filed medical certificate dated 5.2.2008 issued by the Medical Officer, Rural Hospital, Daryapur which shows that Sau. Mandodevi Devidas Shukla, aged about 67 years (the mother of the petitioner), was examined by the Medical Officer on 28.1.2008 and that she was having hypertension. She also complained of chest discomfort. She was referred to General Hospital, Amravati for physical opinion and further management for hypertension. Thus, from the said certificate, it cannot be said that the mother of the petitioner is seriously ill. The competent authority was, therefore, justified in rejecting the application of the petitioner for parole and no illegality can be found in the said order. We, therefore, pass the following order : 6. The petition is dismissed. Registry to inform the petitioner who is undergoing sentence in Jail at Amravati. JUDGE JUDGE Gulande