Anil Barku Sonwane v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court criminal writ petition; convict petitioner (Nashik Jail) served ~21 years actual imprisonment / ~27 years without remission; challenges State of Maharashtra (Home Department, Mantralaya) order dated 15.12.2021 in Proceeding No. RLP-1420/Case No.494/20/Prison-3 denying categorization and premature release; seeks remission under Section 432 Cr.PC; Court directs fresh reconsideration of categorization/premature release on merits within six weeks, uninfluenced by earlier order; petition partly allowed and disposed of; filed through Legal Services Authority; appointed advocate Kartik S. Garg for petitioner; APP Ms. S. S.Kaushik for State; Jailor Gr. II Suvarna Chorge present; coram Revati Mohite Dere & Dr. Neela Gokhale, JJ.; decision date 06-01-2025.
What did the court decide?
State Government directed to reconsider the petitioner's prayer for premature release/categorization afresh, on its own merits, in accordance with law, uninfluenced by its earlier order dated 15 December 2021, and to take the fresh decision within six weeks from receipt of the order; petition allowed to that extent and disposed of. Quashing of the impugned order itself was not granted.