1 26 wp.2432.10 ndm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2432 OF 2010 Santosh Bhau Humane. ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. ... Respondents ----- Mr. D.G.Khamkar for the Petitioner. Mr. A.S.Gadkari, APP for the State. ----- CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR and P.D. KODE, JJ. DATE : 30 th September, 2010. P.C. 1 By this petition, it is prayed that the parole leave granted to the Petitioner be extended by 30 days. This petition has been filed on 16 th August, 2010 when the Petitioner was already enjoying parole leave period. It is not clear as to why steps were not taken to get this petition listed immediately, considering the nature of relief claimed in this Petition. In as much as, the Petitioner was released on death parole leave on 13 th August, 2010, since his mother had expired on 12 th August, 2010. He was granted parole leave only for 9 days in terms of the said order. The Petitioner was justified in filing present petition on 16 th August, 2010 as he must have apprehended that the authority may not favourably consider his request for extension of parole period. But as aforesaid, there is 2 26 wp.2432.10 nothing to indicate why the Petitioner did not get the matter listed before this Court till now. 2 In this peculiar circumstances and considering the limited relief claimed in this petition, we would dispose of the petition with direction to the appropriate authority to treat this petition as application for extension of parole leave period by one day as the Petitioner reported back to jail late on his own only by one day. We say so because the parole leave granted for nine days vide order dated 13 th August, 2010 clearly overlooked the fact that to complete all the rituals and last rites of the deceased mother of the Petitioner, he would have been required to stay with his other family members atleast for 14 days from the date of death of his mother. We hope and trust that the appropriate authority would consider the application of the Petitioner for extension of parole leave by only one day favourably. That decision be taken within two weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 3 Petition disposed of accordingly. [ P.D. KODE, J ] [ A.M. KHANWILKAR, J ]