Akshay Shesherao Dudbhate v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Criminal Writ Petition No. 2074 of 2024; decided 27 March 2025 by Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Rohit W. Joshi, JJ. (PER COURT). Dismissal of prisoner Akshay Shesherao Dudbhate's challenge to rejection of medical parole by Additional Director General of Police, Prison (order dated 10.07.2024). Grounds: only a private gynecologist's certificate from Sangali advising operation for mother's fibroid uterus with severe anemia; no further investigation papers; no proof mother resides at Sangali; non-compliance with Rules precludes parity with inmates allegedly released without certificates; petitioner facing three other offences including two under Section 307 IPC (Warje Malwadi and Deccan Police Stations, Pune). Liberty reserved for fresh steps on further cause of action.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner had not complied with the documents required under the Rules and therefore could not rely upon the alleged defects in respect of other inmates who were stated to have been released on parole without medical certificates.