1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 207 OF 2009 Ravindra Shantaram Sawant. .. .. .. Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. .. .. Respondents. Mr. N. N. Gavankar with Shri Arfan Sait for the Petitioner. Mr. Ravi Kadam, Advocate General with Mrs. U. V. Kejariwal, APP. for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A. R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 3RD AUGUST, 2009. P. C. For the reasons separately recorded in the Judgment, we hold that the guide lines of 2008 were not applicable to the petitioner and hold that the guide lines which were in force at the time of his conviction were applicable to the petitioner. Therefore, The impugned order dated 27th January, 2009 passed by the Section Officer, Home Department, State of Maharashtra is quashed and set aside and the respondents are directed to reconsider the matter in the light of the observations made in this Judgment. 2. Rule made absolute in terms aforesaid. 2 3. Writ Petition is allowed accordingly. 4. There shall be no order as to costs. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (A. R. JOSHI, J.)