1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application [APPW] No. 123 of 2011 in Criminal Writ Petition [WP] No. 386 of 2011 (Shankar Vasantrao Shende Vs. State of Maharashtra and others) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Courts orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders and Registrar’s orders. Mr. H. Katekar, Adv. h/f Mr. A.M.Rizwy, Adv. for the petitioner. Mr. B.M. Lonare, APP for the respondents. CORAM : PRASANNA B. VARALE, J. DATE : 14 th OCTOBER, 2011. Heard. By the present application, the petitioner is seeking permission to enter in the area of District Wardha on the occasion of Durga Pooja. On earlier occasion, the learned Advocate for the applicant, on instructions, had submitted that the ground of attending the Durga Pooja does not survive as the Durga Pooja festival concludes on 6th October, 2011 and made a request to consider the application on the ground the petitioner is willing to see his ailing father, who is suffering from Cancer and is in critical condition. In view of the request of the learned Advocate for the petitioner, report was called. Learned APP has placed on record the instructions received from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, along with the report issued by Kasturba Hospital Mahatma Gandhi 2 Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha. In the report, it is stated that the father of the petitioner was ailing prior to three months and was treated by Dr. Salpe at Nagpur and was also operated for his illness. It is further stated in the report that at present the father of the petitioner is keeping good health and is moving. The Medical Certificate issued by Vasant Endo-Urology & Andrology Clinic gives the discharge summary and according to the said discharge summary, the father of the petitioner was admitted on 14th April, 2011 and was discharged on 17/04/2011. In view of the report and discharge summary, I am of the opinion that the prayer made by the petitioner cannot be granted. The application is rejected accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE *sdw