1 wp3025.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Writ Petition No. 3025 of 2010 Parshuram Kashinath Chavan ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent Mr. Arfan Sait-advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.V. Saste-APP for the State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND P.D.KODE, JJ. DATED:- OCTOBER 25, 2010. P.C. This letter Petition is received through jail. Learned APP on instructions states that the Petitioner has approached this Court directly without making an Application for grant of parole leave to the appropriate Authority. He further states that considering the fact that the Petitioner’s daughter is likely to get married on 28th October, 2010, the appropriate Authority may treat the contents of the letter Petition as Application for grant of parole leave made by the Petitioner and take appropriate decision thereon within two days from today. 2 wp3025.10 2. We express no opinion on the merits of the contentions of the Petition. Petition is disposed of with direction to the appropriate Authority to take necessary decision not later than evening of 26th October, 2010 so that upon complying with the required formalities, the Petitioner can avail of parole leave on 27th October, 2010 so as to attend the marriage of his daughter on 28th October, 2010. In the event, final decision cannot be taken on parole leave Application within such time, the Superintendent of Open District Prison, Paithan shall make arrangement to take the Petitioner to Kolhapur to enable him to attend marriage of his daughter under Police escort at the cost of the Petitioner, if the Petitioner is inclined to bear such cost. 3. Petition disposed of on the above terms. 4. Court expresses word of gratitude for the able assistance given by the Learned amicus curiae. 5. Copy of this order be forwarded to the Petitioner on fax in the course of the day. 3 wp3025.10 6. All concerned to act on an ordinary copy of this order duly authenticated by the office. (P.D.KODE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)