Koyal Urf Muskar Ghanshyam Chaudhari v. the Superintendent of Jail Nashik Road Central Prison and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Jail-based Criminal Writ Petition (No. 6573 of 2024, Bombay HC, decided 16-04-2025) by Koyal urf Muskar Ghanshyam Chaudhari against the Superintendent of Jail, Nashik Road Central Prison & Ors., seeking consideration of transfer to an open prison. Petition rendered moot by the Petitioner's release on bail (order dated 31 March 2023, Interim Application No. 812 of 2023 in Criminal Appeal No. 335 of 2023); nothing survived and the Petition was disposed of. No substantive ruling on open-prison transfer. Advocates: Satyajeet Dighe (Petitioner); S.S. Kaushik, APP (Respondent No.3-State). Bench: Revati Mohite Dere & Dr. Neela Gokhale, JJ.
What did the court decide?
In view of the Petitioner's release on bail (order dated 31 March 2023 in Interim Application No. 812 of 2023 in Criminal Appeal No. 335 of 2023), nothing survives for further consideration in the Petition.