(1) CrWP No.584/2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.584 OF 2009 Umakant Raghunath Kedase ] At present in Central Jail ] PETITIONER Harsul, Aurangabad. ] VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ] Through Secretary, Home ] RESPONDENTS. Home Deptt., Mantralaya, ] Mumbai and another. ] ----- Ms. Monica Purnapatre, Advocate, holding for Mr.S.R.Jain,Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs.R.R.Mane, APP, for both the respondents. ----- CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL AND SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, JJ. DATE : 18th August, 2009. ORAL ORDER [ PER – NARESH H. PATIL, J.] Heard. 2] Petitioner is undergoing life imprisonment. He seeks direction to jail authorities to release him as, according to petitioner, he has completed 14 years of jail sentence. 3] Affidavit-in-reply is filed by Shri.Sudhakar Shankar Kamble, Jailor Group-I, Aurangabad Central Prison. According to deponent, (2) CrWP No.584/2009 the petitioner, after completion of 14 years of actual imprisonment, including set off, has to suffer 26 years of imprisonment under category 2(c) of the guidelines issued by the Government of Maharashtra, Home Department, dated 13th June, 2008, the copy of which is annexed to the reply filed by State. According to deponent, the petitioner falls under category 2(c) of the guidelines for which period of imprisonment tobe undergone, including remission subject to minimum of 14 years, actual imprisonment including set off period, is 26 years. Category 2(c) of the guidelines reads thus: “Annexure I Category No. Cetegorization of crime Period of imprisonment of undergone including remission subject to a minimum of 14 years of actual imprisonment including set off period. 2 Offences relating to crimes against women and minors c Where the crime is committed with exceptional violence and or with brutality or death of victim due to burns. 26 (3) CrWP No.584/2009 4] Accordingly, deponent avers that the petitioner had undergone, as on 31/07/2009, the total imprisonment of 22 years, 3 months and 5 days. As per the order of Government passed in the year 1997, remission of 720 days has been given to the petitioner and the petitioner has not completed imprisonment of 26 years. 5] We have considered the reply filed, perused the judgment and order of trial Court passed in Sessions case No.10 of 1994, dated 16th August, 1994 which, according to counsel for petitioner was confirmed by the High Court. We have also gone through category 2(c) of the guidelines issued by State. We find no merit in the petition and the same deserves to be dismissed. 6] Petition stands dismissed. [ SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.] [ NARESH H. PATIL, J.] pcr/o/crwp584.09