1 crwp1622-10 agk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1622 OF 2010 Pramodkumar Yadunath Yadav ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Ms.Rohini Madhav Dandekar, Advocate appointed for the petitioner. Dr.F.R. Shaikh, APP for the State. CORAM : A.M. Khanwilkar, & U.D. Salvi, JJ. DATE : 2nd September 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard counsel for the parties. The grievance in this petition is that the petitioner who is eligible for being considered to be transferred to open jail has been denied that facility. Learned APP on instructions states that in view of the decision dated 12th August 2010 passed by this Hon’ble Court in Criminal Writ Petition No.362 of 2010 (Ashokkumar Satyanarayan Arya V/s. The State of Maharashtra) the petitioners case can be considered by the appropriate authority in accordance with law. 2. In the circumstances, this petition is disposed of with direction to the appropriate authority to consider the case of the petitioner on its own 2 crwp1622-10 merits as expeditiously as possible and preferably within six weeks from the receipt of this order. 3. The Court expresses word of gratitude for the able assistance given by the learned Advocate appointed to espouse the cause of the petitioner. 4. Copy of this order be forwarded to the petitioner, who is in jail, forthwith. (U.D. Salvi, J.) (A.M. Khanwilkar, J.)