:1: 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 WRIT PETITION NO. 2406 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 2406 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 2406 OF 2007 Charansingh S. Kanjarbhat & Ors. ..Petitioners versus The Dy. Superintendent of Prisons & Anr. ..Respondents Ms. Indrayani Koparkar for the Petitioners. Ms. U. V. Kejariwal, APP for the Respondents - State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and S. A. BOBDE, JJ. S. A. BOBDE, JJ. S. A. BOBDE, JJ. DATE : 4TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE : 4TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE : 4TH FEBRUARY, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. . The petitioners who are serving life sentence want that they should be transferred to an open prison. The respondents have filed their counter and they state that the open prison in Maharashtra have a capacity of 500 persons and as and when vacancies arise, intimation is given to all the eligible prisoners to make their applications. Such a notice has been given on 6.12.2007 and the petitioners have given their willingness for being transferred to an open prison. Their transfer to an open prison shall be considered by a Committee in :2: accordance with the Rules as and when the Committee meets. In this view of the matter, no further orders are necessary. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.)