Petitioner sought Emergency Covid-19 parole; Court rejected petition citing history of overstaying past parole/furlough grounds as sufficient to decline release.
Emergency Covid-19 parole grant is rejected and writ petition is dismissed.
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Digitally signed by Vishwanath 1 / 2 Vishwanath S. Sherla S. Sherla Date: 2021.02.26 11:29:04 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 342 OF 2021
Ravindra Raghunath Jagtap ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents
Mr. Aniket Vagal, for Petitioner. Mrs. A.S. Pai, APP for State.
CORAM : S. S. SHINDE & MANISH PITALE, JJ.
DATE : 25th FEBRUARY, 2021.
P.C.:
Bhagyawant Punde
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remission register for his over stay and therefore for the same reason his application for parole/furlough should not be rejected.
( MANISH PITALE, J.)
(S. S. SHINDE, J.)
Bhagyawant Punde
3 issues framed by the court
Whether Emergency Covid-19 parole should be granted to a petitioner with a history of overstaying parole/furlough.
Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to reinstate the petitioner in the remission register to cure the defect of his earlier rejection.
Whether there was any case to exercise discretion for entertaining the prayer for parole.
Ravindra Raghunath Jagtap
The State of Maharashtra
S. S. Shinde
Manish Pitale
As recorded by the court registry
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