Ghanshyam Mesaji Jondhale v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Parole-surety credit matter decided by Bombay High Court Division Bench on 30 June 2025 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1155 of 2024 (with Criminal Interim Application No. 4140 of 2024): prisoner-petitioner Ghanshyam Mesaji Jondhale had furnished surety of Rs. 10,000/- for release on parole leave from Nashik Road Central Prison; the State (through APP Prajakta P. Shinde) confirmed on instructions that the amount was credited in his P.P.C. account on the hearing date; court held relief worked out, partly allowed the petition and disposed of the interim application. Relevant searches: parole leave surety amount, credit/refund of surety to prisoner, P.P.C. account, Nashik jail inmate petition, short disposal orders. No statute or precedent is cited or discussed in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Prayer in the writ petition treated as worked out upon confirmation that the Rs. 10,000/- surety furnished for parole release stood credited to the petitioner's P.P.C. account; petition partly allowed, and Criminal Interim Application No. 4140 of 2024 disposed of as not surviving.