sat 1 wp 1865-2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1865 OF 2011 Siddhapal @ Siddharam Kamala Yadav ...Petitioner vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Arfan Sait, Advocate appointed for the Petitioner. Mr.A.S. Gadkari, APP for the State. CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & U.D. SALVI, JJ. AUGUST 1, 2011 P.C. :- 1 We have heard Mr.Sait, the learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2 The petitioner’s application for parole leave was rejected by the competent authority and the appeal filed before the State Government also failed. 3 Both the authorities below have held that the reason given in support of parole leave was not found sat 2 wp 1865-2011 to be a case of serious illness. The petitioner had applied for parole leave on the ground that his wife was seriously ill and was to be hospitalised. On inquiry, it has been found out that the wife is not suffering from serious illness. 4 It is also well settled that grant of parole leave is a discretion of the State Government to meet specific contingencies and the view taken by the State Government in this case cannot be said to be erroneous so as to call for interference in a writ petition. 5 The petition is rejected summarily. (U.D. SALVI, J) (B.H. MARLAPALLE, J)