1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.558 OF 2008 (Vijay Gulabrao Lodam vs. State and another) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND A.P. BHANGALE , JJ. DATED : OCTOBER 22, 2008 Heard Shri Khaparde, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Shri Sonare, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents. Shri Sonare, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, has brought to the notice of this Court the following facts : The Superintendent of Prison, Amravati issued show cause notice dated 19.8.2006 calling upon the petitioner to file his reply as to why prison punishment should not be imposed for late surrender. The petitioner filed his reply on 26.8.2006. The Superintendent of Prison forwarded the proposal to the D.I.G. (Prison) vide communication dated 13.9.2006 for approving prison punishment proposed by him. 2 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor states that matter is pending with D.I.G. (Prison). It is submitted that if punishment is approved by the D.I.G., the proposal would be forwarded to the District and Sessions Judge for further approval. In the circumstances, we dispose of the petition with direction to the D.I.G. (Prison) to decide the issue at the earliest and take appropriate steps according to law. JUDGE JUDGE khj