1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 1977 OF 2009 Sardarali Safdarali Khan ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Jagdish Shetty for the Petitioner Dr. F.R. Shaikh, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATE: AUGUST 13, 2009 P.C.:- The petitioner prayed for parole, which was rejected on the ground that the police report did not favour the release. We have perused the order. It is mentioned that the police had examined some of the witnesses, who appeared against the petitioner in the trial, which had happened almost a decade before. These witnesses had said that there would be danger to their lives if the petitioner was released. 2 2. The petitioner has been in custody for 13 years. He was released on parole even on an earlier occasion. He surrendered well in time, and did not do anything which would suggest that he would be a danger to those persons who were witnesses against him in the trial. 3. For these reasons, the impugned order is set aside, and the respondents are directed to release the petitioner on parole, subject to usual conditions. The petition is accordingly disposed of. BILAL NAZKI, J. A.R. JOSHI, J.