dgm gm gm IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION SIDE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION SIDE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.8 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO.8 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO.8 OF 2009 Shri Shankar Gopal Patil Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra Respondent. Mr.K.S.Patil for the petitioner. Mr.A.S.Gadkari, APP for State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : BILAL NAZKI & : BILAL NAZKI & : BILAL NAZKI & ANOOP ANOOP ANOOP V.MOHTA,JJ. V.MOHTA,JJ. V.MOHTA,JJ. DATED DATED DATED : 14th January, 2009. : 14th January, 2009. : 14th January, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. The petitioner has been granted parole for three days from 3.1.2009 to 6.1.2009 on the ground that his mother expired on 2.1.2009. The respondents have power to grant parole for a period of 31 days. If the respondents were convinced that the petitioner needed to be released on parole on the death of his mother, we do not understand the logic of granting parole only for three days. The petitioner has already surrendered on 6.1.2009. It is submitted that 13 days ceremony has to be performed from tomorrow and thereafter as son of the deceased, he has to perform other religious functions of immersion of ashes at Nasik. 2. After hearing the learned public prosecutor and with his consent, the petition is disposed of at this ( 2 ) stage and we direct that the petitioner be released immediately on parole for a period of 15 days from today. The petitioner shall surrender by 29.1.2009. The parole shall be granted on usual terms to be fixed by the respondents. ( ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) (BILAL (BILAL (BILAL NAZKI, J.) NAZKI, J.) NAZKI, J.)