1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No.181/2008 [Vijay Ramchandra Wasekar .vrs. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Nagpur] ............................................................................................................................................................................................. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ................................................................................................................................................................... Mrs. S.W. Deshpande, Advocate for the petitioner, Mr. Y.B. Mandape, APP for the respondent. .......... CORAM : K.J. ROHEE AND B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, JJ DATED : JUNE 10, 2008 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the respondent. 2. The petitioner was convicted by the trial Court on 10.6.2002 for the offences punishable under sections 362, 364, 366, 376, 302, 201 of the Indian Penal Code. In an appeal before this Court, the petitioner was acquitted of the offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code by judgment dated 17.4.2006. It is thus obvious that the case of the petitioner can be considered for confinement in an open prison. 2 3. It seems that the case of the petitioner was not considered by the Selection Committee after the judgment of the High Court way back on 17.4.2006. We, therefore, dispose of the petition by giving following direction. 4. The respondent/State is directed to consider the case of the petitioner for confinement to open prison in the next meeting of the Selection Committee preferably within two months on its own merits. 5. The fees of the counsel appointed for the petitioner are quantified at Rs.750/-. JUDGE JUDGE Gulande