1 wp3004.10 ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3004 OF 2010 Marippa Laxman Jadhav. ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ....Respondent. Smt. Inddrayani M. Koparkar, advocate for Petitioner. Mr. D.P.Adsule, APP for State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED:- DECEMBER 3, 2010. P.C. 1. The grievance made in this Petition is that the Petitioner was required to overstay parole period between 11th March, 2010 to 26th March, 2010 due to unavoidable circumstances on account of the serious health condition of his newly born son. He has already made application to the appropriate authority for extending parole period for the relevant period between 11th March, 2010 to 26th March, 2010. The Petitioner has not been informed about the outcome of the said application so far. 2. In the circumstances, we direct the appropriate authority to take decision one way or the other on the said application and until such decision is taken, no 2 wp3004.10 precipitative action be taken against the Petitioner on the ground that the Petitioner had overstayed the parole period between 11th March, 2010 to 26th March, 2010. The question of taking any action against the Petitioner would arise only after appropriate authority were to refuse his request for extension of parole period between 11th March, 2010 to 26th March, 2010 and that decision attains finality. We direct the appropriate authority to decide the pending application of the Petitioner within four weeks from today if already not decided and communicate the outcome thereof to the Petitioner within the same time. The Authority shall treat this Petition as application for extension of parole period between 11th March, 2010 to 26th March, 2010. 3. This order is not an expression of opinion as to the correctness of the stand taken by the Petitioner in the present Petition. In other words, the appropriate authority will have to consider the request of extension of the parole period on its own merit in accordance with law. 4. Petition disposed of accordingly. (A.P.BHANGALE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)