-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 82 OF 2011 Mr. Dinesh Arolkar, P. No. 34, currently held at Central Jail, at Aguada, Goa. …... Petitioner V e r s u s 1. State of Goa, through Chief Secretary, Alto, Porvorim, Bardez-Goa. 2. The Inspector General of Prisons, Collectorate, North Goa, Panaji, Goa. 3. The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Jail Aguada, Bardez-Goa. …... Respondents Ms. Prema Matkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. C. A. Ferreira, Public Prosecutor for the Respondents. Coram :- S. A. BOBDE F. M. REIS, JJ. Date : 9 th August, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per S. A. Bobde, J.) Rule, made returnable forthwith. 2. Heard by consent. The Petitioner is a person who has been convicted for an offence by a Court outside the State. By this Petition, he prays for direction to direct his application for parole to the Government for consideration. 3. Rule 326 of the Goa Prison Rules, 2006, reads as thus : (1) The authority competent to sanction release of a -2- convicted prisoner on parole shall be the Government in the following cases. (a) Prisoners convicted by the Courts situated outside the State. (b) … (c) ... 4. Accordingly, the Petitioner's application is hereby directed to be forwarded to the Government, being covered by Section 326 (1(a)). 5. Rule made absolute in the above terms. 6. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. S. A. BOBDE, J. F. M. REIS, J. arp/*