-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1598 OF 2006 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1598 OF 2006 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1598 OF 2006 Dilip Ramchandra Doiphode .. Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr. Arfan Sait, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, Addl. P.P. for the State. --- CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE S. A. BOBDE, JJ. S. A. BOBDE, JJ. S. A. BOBDE, JJ. DATED : 02nd AUGUST, 2006. DATED : 02nd AUGUST, 2006. DATED : 02nd AUGUST, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner- accused and the learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner accused is in prison. A limited prayer that is made on behalf of the petitioner- accused is that the authority be directed to reconsider the application of the petitioner accused for furlough. His earlier application was rejected on 14th October, 2005 on the ground that the corporation elections were going on in Kolhapur and releasing the petitioner on parole at that time, was not found fit by the concerned authority. Obviously, the corporation elections must have been over -: 2 :- by today and therefore, the authority should re-consider the application of the petitioner accused for parole within two weeks from today. 3. The learned APP to communicate this order to the concerned authority. The authority then to communicate its order to the prisoner in jail. 4. Petition is disposed of in the above terms. (D.G.DESHPANDE,J) (S.A. BOBDE, J) .....