1 pps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1653 OF 2009 Harvindar Pal Gurmitsingh ..Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.D.P.Adsule, APP for the Respondent State CORAM: Bilal Nazki & A.R.Joshi, JJ. DATE : 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2009. P.C: 1. Petitioner is suffering life imprisonment. On last occasion he was granted parole in June 2007 and he surrendered back in time after availing the leave. Thereafter he applied for parole when his father was ill, but that was not granted. Thereafter he filed an application for parole when his father died in September 2008. The respondent did not decide his application till 30.4.2009, although it required immediate attention as father of the petitioner had died. Surprisingly, on 30.4.2009 the Divisional 2 Commissioner rejected his application for parole on reason that long time has passed since his father had died. Long time had passed because of him and not because of the petitioner. The petitioner is made to suffer by the Divisional Commissioner for his own wrongs. In any case if sombody s father dies, whenever it is possible for him, he may like to see his family, even if he is not able to reach home at the time when his father died. These are human issues and it appears that the respondents are not sensitized enough to understand the human values. In this view of the matter we allow the petition and direct the petitioner be released on parole on usual terms and conditions so that he shares the grief of death of his father with rest of his family. 2. Petition disposed of accordingly. (Bilal Nazki, J.) (A.R.Joshi, J.)