ssm sm sm IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1985 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.1985 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.1985 OF 2008 Maroti Sadashiv Dongare ...Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. None for the Petitioner. Ms.P.H.Kantharia, APP for the State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : BILAL : BILAL : BILAL NAZKI & NAZKI & NAZKI & ANOOP ANOOP ANOOP V.MOHTA, JJ. V.MOHTA, JJ. V.MOHTA, JJ. DATED DATED DATED : 2ND FEBRUARY, 2009. : 2ND FEBRUARY, 2009. : 2ND FEBRUARY, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. The Petitioner is undergoing a life imprisonment sentence and served almost 16 years. As in October, 2008 he moved an application for early release. The Government considered his claim and of the view that he has undergone a 24 years imprisonment. This order has been passed in terms of earlier guidelines and we understand that in April, 2008, new guidelines have come into force. Therefore, we remand the matter back to the Government directing to pass an appropriate order in terms of the new guidelines within a period of six weeks from today. 2. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ( 2 ) (ANOOP (ANOOP (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) V. MOHTA, J.) V. MOHTA, J.) (BILAL (BILAL (BILAL NAZKI, J.) NAZKI, J.) NAZKI, J.)