sat 1 wp 1962=2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1962 OF 2011 Mohammed Moin Faridulla Qureshi ...Petitioner vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Ms.Shabana Sothe for the Petitioner. Ms.M.H. Mhatre, APP for the State. CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & U.D. SALVI, JJ. JULY 20, 2011 P.C. :- 1 Heard. 2 The petitioner’s application for parole leave has been rejected by the Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad, vide his order dated 12th September, 2010 and hence, this petition. 3 In our opinion, the petition ought to have been presented before the Aurangabad Bench of this sat 2 wp 1962=2011 Court. Nonetheless, our attention has been invited to Rule 18(1) of the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. As per the proviso thereunder, if an application for release on bail or for extension of the period of parole is refused by the Divisional Commissioner, an appeal shall lie to the State Government, whose decision thereon shall be final. It would be, therefore, appropriate for the petitioner to present an appeal to the State Government under Rule 18(1) of the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959, and if such an application is submitted within a period of two weeks from today, we direct that it be heard and decided, preferably within four weeks from its submission. 4 The petition is disposed in terms of the above directions. (U.D. SALVI, J) (B.H. MARLAPALLE, J)