: 1 : : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1765 OF 2004 Janardan Shankar Kasar .. ..Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. .. ..Respondents None for petitioner Mrs.P.H.Kantharia, APP for Respondents CORAM : D.G.DESHPANDE & V.M.KANADE, JJ. DATE : 25TH NOVEMBER, 2005. P.C.: 1. The matter is for final hearing. Nobody is present for the petitioner. Heard the learned APP. The Petitioner, as per his Petition, is in custody since 24.3.1985. He was thereafter convicted under Section 302 of IPC on 14.9.1989 and is in jail since then to undergo the imprisonment for life. As per his own statement he has completed more than 20 years. His prayer is that since he has undergone more than 16 years (at the time of filing of the petition) he should be released. The learned APP states that the matter shall be considered by the State Government and therefore, even if nobody is present for the Petitioner and considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody : 2 : : for more than 20 years, we direct the State Government to treat this petition as a representation of the petitioner and decide the same within eight weeks as per law, if the similar representation is not decided and considered on merits. Rule is discharged. (D.G.Deshpande, J.) (V.M.Kanade, J.)