1 wp1202.11 ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1202 OF 2011 Ronald James Alvares. ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ....Respondent Ms. S.V.Gajare, APP for State. CORAM:- P.V.HARDAS AND M.N.GILANI, JJ DATED:- MAY 5, 2011 P.C. 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the Counsel for the parties, this Petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2 The Petitioner by this Petition prays for issuance of writ directing the respondent to release the Petitioner on furlough. Learned APP points out to us that the application filed by the Petitioner seeking his release on furlough came to be rejected by the DIG Prisons, Maharashtra State and the Petitioner has filed an appeal questioning the said decision, which is pending before the Inspector General of Prison, Maharashtra State. 3 In the light of the pendency of the appeal and according to us, it would be appropriate to direct the Inspector General of Prison to decide the 2 wp1202.11 appeal as expeditiously as possible and in no case later than four weeks from today. 4 Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. Since the communication is addressed by the Petitioner through jail, which is registered as criminal writ petition, copy of this order be sent to the petitioner who is undergoing his sentence. (M.N.GILANI, J) (P.V.HARDAS, J)