Kiran Anil Pujari v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
The Bombay High Court dismissed a criminal writ petition filed by a petitioner seeking parole due to his father's illness. The court held that since an effective alternative remedy of appeal was available and not exhausted, the writ petition was not maintainable and discharged the rule. The court directed the authorities to dispose of the appeal expeditiously if preferred.
What did the court decide?
Rule discharged; petition dismissed as alternative remedy available and not exhausted.