:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 8484 OF 2005 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1100 OF 2004 Mohammed Abdulla @ Bablu Mustafa Ansari .. Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Ms. Alpha Zaveri h/f Ms. S.A. Dhamale for applicant. Mr. K.V. Saste, APP for State. CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. Date : January 16, 2006. Date : January 16, 2006. Date : January 16, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Ms. Zaveri h/f Ms. Dhamale the learned counsel for the applicant whose Criminal Appeal No.1100 of 2004 is pending before this court against an order of conviction and sentence for the offence punishable under Section 302 of I.P.C. In the application the applicant prays for parole leave to attend to the sickness of his mother and it is submitted that such an application has been already pending with the Competent Authority right from 21st April, 2005. 2. Under Rule 19 of the Bombay Prisons (Furlough :2: and Parole) Rules 1959 the Competent Authority has the powers to consider such an application by following the procedure laid down therein. 3. We, therefore, direct that the said pending application be decided as per the Rules as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of three weeks from today. 4. Application disposed off accordingly and the learned APP to communicate this order to the Competent Authority forthwith. (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.)