1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1764 OF 2008 Namdeo Pandurang Khade ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. Through jail Mrs. U.V. Kejariwal, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2009 P.C.:- Heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. 2. This petition is from jail. The petitioner applied for parole on 27th March, 2007 on the ground that he wanted to see his ailing mother. This was rejected on 20th July, 2007. Thereafter, appeal was also rejected on 11th February, 2008. The parole application was rejected on the basis of a routine adverse police report where the police, in almost all cases, take a stand that there is danger to the witnesses. 3. This Court, on 1st December, 2008, had directed the State to verify the illness of the mother of the petitioner. According to the 2 learned Additional Public Prosecutor, they have verified that the mother of the petitioner is an 80 years' old, bed-ridden lady. 4. In this view of the matter, we feel that the petitioner should have been granted parole to see his ailing mother. It hardly makes a difference that she has other sons to look after her. 5. We, therefore, allow the petition, and direct that parole be granted to the petitioner in accordance with the rules, and subject to the usual conditions. BILAL NAZKI, J. A.R. JOSHI, J.