1 Cri.WP No.558/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.558/2011 Shri Shafi Mohammad Jamsad Ansari. = PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra = RESPONDENT *** Mrs.RR Mane, Adv. for Petitioner; Mrs.SD Shelke, APP for State. ----- CORAM : A.H.JOSHI & A.R.JOSHI,JJ. DATE : 30th August, 2011. PER COURT : 1) This is a letter petition. 2) The petitioner's claim in the petition can be summarized as follows : (i) When the offence was committed, he was young and did not have adequate understanding of life and maturity. (ii) He wants to be released upon completion of 14 years of serving the sentence. (iii) In the case of assasination of 2 Cri.WP No.558/2011 incident of attack on Mahatma Gandhi by Godsay brothers, the convicts were ordered to be released prematurely after serving the sentence for 14 years. (iv) Petitioner must have earned remission of four years owing to his good behaviour in the prison and is entitled for the benefit of early release; (v) He need not be detained in prison till 65 years of his age and claimed that he be released forthwith. 3) We had called for certain information from the Superintendent of Prison, Aurangabad Central Prison, Aurangabad. The information brought by learned APP is as follows : (1) Under-trial imprisonment of the petitioner is of 2 years; 11 months and 14 days; (2) Period of sentence undergone – 12 years; 3 months and 3 days; (3) Remission earned – (total 1498 days) i.e. 4 years; 1 month and 18 days; (4) Considering the remission earned by the prisoner, he has undergone 19 years; 4 months and 5 days; and if nothing wrong occurs, the prisoner is expected to be released on 15th May, 2016. 4) Admittedly, the petitioner's categorization is not under challenge, which has been done by following the standing directions. 3 Cri.WP No.558/2011 5) We are, therefore, not inclined to grant any indulgence in this petition. The petition does not deserve any interference and it is dismissed. 6) Copy of this order be sent to the Superintendent of Prison, Aurangabad Central Prison, Aurangabad, who shall interprete the contents of the order to the prisoner. 7) Learned APP shall communicate this order to Superintendent, Central Prison, Aurangabad for compliance. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.H.JOSHI,J.) bdv/