1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 240 OF 2010 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders. Mr.Daulat G Khamkar, for the petitioner. Mrs.S.D.Shinde, APP, for the respondent- State. CORAM: D.B.BHOSALE AND R.V.MORE, JJ. DATE : 22/04/2010 PC: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. By this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking premature release contending that he is covered by category 1(c) of the Guidelines for premature release of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment or to death penalty commuted to life imprisonment after 18th December, 1978. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that so far his case has not been considered by the respondent for premature release. Learned APP, on the T 1 other hand, submits that his case has already been considered and according to the respondents, he is covered by category 1(e) of the aforesaid guidelines. It appears that the said decision has not been communicated to the petitioner till this date. In view thereof, we dispose of this writ petition with the following directions. The respondents to communicate their decision holding that the petitioner is covered by category 1(e) of the Guidelines, to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Learned APP to communicate this order to the concerned authorities immediately. Liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said order before the appropriate forum. (R.V.MORE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) 1