1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 417 OF 2008 Vilas Tatoba Ghag . ..Petitioner versus The Superintendent Kolhapur Central Prison, Kolhapur and others......Respondents Mr. Shriram Shirsat for the petitioner Mrs. A.S.Pai APP for Respondents. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI & A.P. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 7TH APRIL, 2008. P.C.: 1. The prisoner is detained in Kolhapur jail and is serving life sentence. This application is made by him for transfer of jail to some other prison near Mumbai, as his wife is staying in Mumbai and is not keeping good health, and is not able to move long distance. If he is transferred to some other prison near Mumbai, he will be in a position to, atleast, get information about the health of his wife and if he is nearer to Mumbai, his wife may be able to pay visit to him. The learned APP submits that the respondents are prepared to transfer the prisoner from Kolhapur to Taloja within a period of three months. However, the respondents may try to accommodate the petitioner in the said jail even before the period of three months. Petition accordingly disposed of. (BILAL NAZKI J.) 2 (A.P. DESHPANDE J.)