IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 71 OF 2010 SANJAY KALLAPPA BANSODE .. PETITIONER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA .. RESPONDENTS Ms. Sarojini Upadhyay, Advocate appointed for the petitioner Mr. H. J. Dedhia, APP. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & SMT. MRIDULA BHATKAR,JJ. DATED : 12th March, 2010 P.C. The petitioner is a life convict lodged in Kolhapur Central Prison. He has sent this petition through jail. He has prayed that the old system of permitting the sureties to complete the formalities and execute the bond at the prison near their residence may be resorted to, to avoid expenses which the prisoners cannot afford. 2. In view of the Division Bench judgment of this court in Criminal Writ Petition No. 2849 of 2009 dated 7/11/09 in Vithal Eknath Aadlinge v. The State of Maharashtra, it is not possible for us to accede to the request made by the petitioner. The Division Bench has held that a prisoner cannot decide his own rules. The rules have to be regulated by the State. The prayer that old procedure which was adopted earlier, should be adopted was rejected. Hence the petition is rejected. This order be communicated to the petitioner in jail. (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.) (SMT. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.)