IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION No.323 OF 2009 Khandu Ganpat Sonawane ..Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Petitioner in Jail. Mr K. V. Saste, A.P.P. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND A.R. JOSHI,JJ. A.R. JOSHI,JJ. A.R. JOSHI,JJ. DATED : 26TH FEBRUARY,2009. DATED : 26TH FEBRUARY,2009. DATED : 26TH FEBRUARY,2009. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. This petition has been received from jail. The petitioner has served actual imprisonment of more than 15 years and according to him, he has earned remission in excess of six years. As such, with remission, he has undergone more than 20 years of sentence. 2. According to the petitioner, he is entitled to be released in terms of the guide-lines issued by the State on 11.4.2008. He had applied for premature release, which was rejected by an order dated 30-1-2008. The case of the Petitioner is that on 30-1-2008 the earlier guide-lines were in enforcement. Since new guide-lines have been framed substituting the earlier guide-lines his case be considered again in the light of new guide-lines. 3. After hearing the learned A.P.P. the petition can be disposed of at this stage directing the State to consider the request of the petitioner for releasing him in accordance with the guide-lines framed on 11.4.2008. The order be passed within a period of four weeks from today. The petition is hereby disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.)