1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTON CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3445 OF 2010 Ashrafur Rehman Azimullah Shaikh .. Petitioner V/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.N.N.Gavankar i/by Mr.Arfan Sait for the petitioner. Mr.D.P.Adsule, APP for the State. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR AND V.M.KANADE, JJ. DATE: 10th December, 2010. P.C.: 1. The order challenged in this petition is of refusal to release the petitioner on parole, passed by Respondent No.3, dated 11th November, 2010. Since this is an appealable order, the petitioner is free to take recourse to the remedy of an appeal. 2. In the event the appeal has become time barred, the Appellate Authority shall not non-suit the petitioner on that count, but the appeal be decided on its own merits, in accordance with law. 3. We hope and trust that the Appellate Authority shall disposed of the said appeal as expeditiously as possible, in any case, not later than three months from the date of presentation of the appeal. (V.M.KANADE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)