AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1004 OF 2009 Vishwanath Ram Mhatre. ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... Respondents Mr. Kuldeep Patil for the petitioner. Mr. V.B. Konde-Deshmukh, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 6TH MAY, 2009. P.C.:- 1. The petitioner is at present lodged in Yerwada Central Prison, Pune. He has prayed in this petition that he may be released from jail because he wants to attend the marriage of his nephew. The marriage invitation card of the petitioner’s nephew is annexed to the petition. 2. We have heard learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. We AJN 2 are informed that earlier the petitioner was given temporary bail to enable him to attend the marriage of his niece. After the expiry of his temporary bail period, he surrendered to the prison. In view of this, in our opinion, the petitioner should be given temporary bail to enable him to attend the marriage of his nephew. Hence, the following order: 3. The petitioner - Vishwanath Ram Mhatre is released on temporary bail for a period of two weeks on personal bond. He shall surrender to the prison after expiry of two weeks. While on temporary bail, he shall attend the Panvel City Police Station twice a week except on the day of the marriage. 4. The petition is disposed of. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [R.G. KETKAR, J.]