IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 802 OF 2008 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 802 OF 2008 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 802 OF 2008 Pandit Devu Patil ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mrs. S.D.Shinde, APP, for the State. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & J.H.BHATIA,JJ. J.H.BHATIA,JJ. J.H.BHATIA,JJ. DATE : 26th June, 2008. DATE : 26th June, 2008. DATE : 26th June, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The petitioner has approached this Court vide his letter forwarded by the Yerwada Open District Prison, Pune, on 15.2.2008. He states that he has completed 14 years of actual imprisonment and, therefore, he is due to be released taking into consideration the remissions to be granted by the State Government. 2. As directed by us, Mrs. Shinde, the learned APP has filed the affidavit of Shri Vijaykumar Kasbe, Jailor Group - II, Yerwada Open District Prison, Pune. Along with the said affidavit, at Exhibit "A", a statement has been annexed regarding the actual sentence suffered by the petitioner and the total period including the remissions. 3. It is clear that as of now, the petitioner has completed about 14 years of actual imprisonment and, therefore, the State Government will have to consider his case for remission/release as per the revised guidelines set out in G.R. dated 11.4.2008. 4. We, therefore, direct that the Prison Advisory Board and the Inspector General of Prison will reconsider the petitioner’s case as per G.R. dated 11.4.2008 and submit it to the Government of Maharashtra, Home Department, as expeditiously as possible. Petition disposed off accordingly. 5. This order be communicated to the petitioner by the Registry at the concerned jail forthwith. (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)