Dixit 1 WP-3127-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3127 OF 2011 Udaykumar Abeywardhan ... Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Through Jail. Mr. A.S. Gadkari, A.P.P., for the Respondent-State. CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATE : 15 TH NOVEMBER, 2011. P.C. : 1. This letter Petition is received through Jail. It appears that the Petitioner is suffering from some ailment relating to spinal cord. That would require specialized medical treatment. The fact so asserted in the letter Petition is accepted by the Respondent. The learned A.P.P for the Respondent-State., on instructions, states that the Medical Officer at Central Prison, Kolhapur has advised further investigation and treatment concerning the ailment of the Petitioner to be done at J.J. Hospital, Mumbai. In the circumstances, it is submitted by the learned A.P.P., on instructions, that the Petitioner will be shifted for some time to Arthur Road Jail at Mumbai from where he can be taken to J.J. Dixit 2 WP-3127-11 Hospital for investigation and treatment during the relevant period. Once the same is completed, he can be sent back to Kolhapur Central Prison. We find that the said interim arrangement referred to above suggested by the Respondent is reasonable. However, we expect the Respondent to take early action in the matter. 2. In that view of the matter, no further direction is necessary. The Petition is disposed of on accepting the assurance given by the Respondent through the learned A.P.P. 3. Copy of this order be forwarded to the petitioner who is in Kolhapur Central Prison forthwith. [R.G. KETKAR, J.] [A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.]