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.2760 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.2760 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.2760 OF 2008 Shankar Hiru Naik ...Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Ms.Rebeeca Gonsolves, Advocate appointed for the Petitioner. Mr.P.S.Hingorani, 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 in prison and serving the sentence. He wants pre-mature release as he has already served 22 years imprisonment. His prayer was rejected by the Government on 25th January, 2008, holding that in terms of the policy guidelines he can be released after completion of the 24 years of imprisonment. We understand that the policy guidelines was changed after 2008 and new guidelines have been framed in April, 2008. 2. Therefore, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Government that appropriate order be passed in terms of new guidelines within four weeks from today. ( 2 ) (ANOOP (ANOOP (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) V. MOHTA, J.) V. MOHTA, J.) (BILAL (BILAL (BILAL NAZKI, J.) NAZKI, J.) NAZKI, J.)