26.wp.2778-09 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2778 OF 2009 Rajesh Shantaram Raut. ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra and another. ..Respondents. .... Mr.N.N. Gavankar, Advocate i/b. Mr.Arfan Sait, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.Rajesh More, A.P.P., for the Respondent - State. .... CORAM : BILAL NAZKI, AND A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 15TH OCTOBER, 2009 P.C.:- 1. The petitioner is serving life sentence. He was convicted on 30th December, 1991. His case for early release was pending before the Government from March, 2009. 2. After hearing the learned Public Prosecutor we dispose of the Petition with a direction that the matter be decided within a period of four weeks. 3. Criminal Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (BILAL NAZKI,J) (A.R.JOSHI,J)