The High Court disposed of the writ petition after the respondent's report indicated the petitioner had already been released from prison, rendering the matter non-sustainable.
Petition disposed; no legal relief granted.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1238 OF 2020
Santosh Mulchandra Jaiswal ...Petitioner
vs.
The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent
Mr.Yakub Shaikh, Advocate appointed by Court for petitioner.
Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP for respondent No.1-State.
CORAM :S. S. SHINDE &
N. J. JAMADAR, JJ.
DATE :17th SEPTEMBER, 2021
P.C.:
1. Heard Mr. Shaikh, the learned counsel appointed to espouse
the cause of the petitioner.
2. The learned APP has tendered a report which indicates that the
petitioner has been released from prison on 13th May 2020. The said
report is taken on record.
3. In view of the aforesaid development, nothing survives for adjudication in this petition.
4. The petition stands disposed of.
5. Since Mr. Shaikh, the learned counsel for the petitioner has
taken efforts to espouse the cause of the petitioner, we deem it
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Shraddha Talekar, PS
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appropriate to direct the Secretary, Maharashtra Legal Aid Services
Authority, Mumbai to pay the fees quantified at Rs.7,500/- to the
learned counsel for the petitioner, within a period of three weeks
from the communication of this order.
(N. J. JAMADAR, J.)
(S. S. SHINDE, J.)
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Shraddha Talekar, PS
Santosh Mulchandra Jaiswal
The State of Maharashtra
S. S. SHINDE
N. J. JAMADAR
As recorded by the court registry
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