1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.651 OF 2010. HARICHAND MAHADEO SAPKAL VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER ______________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. By post. Shri A. S. Sonare APP for respondent State. CORAM : A.H. JOSHI AND A.B. CHAUDHARI, JJ. DATE : 14th JANUARY 2011. 1. This is a letter writ petition. 2. The petitioner is serving the sentence in Central Prison, Nagpur. 3. In this letter petition, he claims relief that he has burn injuries and he needs plastic surgery. 4. Learned APP has produced the papers which comprise of the opinion of Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur. The opinion reads as follows: “Patient Harichand Mahadeo Sapkal was examined by lecturer in plastic surg and has bilateral (both side) posterior axillary fold post burn contractures for last 3 years. 2 Patient requires massaging of contracture scar with vaseline, anti histaminics for itching and physiotherapy exercisis to mobilise shoulder at present. Patient can follow up in plastic surg OPD for work up i.e. investigation anaesthesia check up and appointment for date of surgery.” 5. We are satisfied that the treatment suggested by the Expert can be given without plastic surgery. We hope and expect that the Jail authorities will do the needful. 6. We dispose of the petition being satisfied with the medical opinion and being convinced that the petitioner's request for plastic surgery is not just. 7. Steno copy is allowed to learned APP for communicating the order to the Prisoner through Superintendent, Central Jail, Nagpur. Judge Judge |muley|