1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No. 28/2010 Ramu (Rambhau) Harishchandra Bawane Vs. The State of Mah. and another. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Courts orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders and Registrar’s orders. CORAM: A.P. LAVANDE & R.C.CHAVAN, JJ. 9TH APRIL, 2010. Heard Mr. Daruwala, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Mirza, learned App for the respondent. By this petition, the petitioner challenges punishment imposed on him for jail offences. The petitioner was released on furlough for a period of 30 days in the year 2008. He did not report back in time and he surrendered late by 67 days. Thereafter show cause notice was issued to him by Superintendent of Jail, Nagpur, who proposed cut remission of the petitioner in the ratio of 1:5. The proposed punishment was submitted to D.I.G. Prison on 1.7.2008. By order dated 9.9.2009 the D.I.G. Prison approved the punishment proposed by Superintendent of Jail. The proposed punishment was sent for approval to District & Sessions Judge, Nagpur. The same was approved by Additional District & Sessions Judge, Nagpur, who was authorised to grant approval by District & Sessions 2 Judge, Nagpur. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP, we find no ground to interfere with the orders passed by the Competent Authorities imposing punishment on the petitioner. No doubt, there has been some delay on the part of the Additional District & Sessions Judge for granting approval to the proposed punishment. But, that by itself, is no ground to set aside the punishment imposed on the petitioner. We expect the District & Sessions Judge and/or their delegates who are authorised to grant appraisal to the punishment proposed by D.I.G. Prison to take decisions expeditiously after taking into consideration the relevant facts. In view of the above, we do not find any ground to interfere with the punishments proposed by Competent Authority and approved by the Additional District & Sessions Judge, Nagpur. Fees payable to Mr. R.R. Shrivastava, Advocate are quantified at Rs. 750/- (Rs. Seven hundred fifty only). JUDGE JUDGE Ambulkar.