Rajesh Umanath Shetty v. The State Of Maharashtra

CAJ 6-Wp-5740-2021.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 5740 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1335 OF 2022 Rajesh Umanath Shetty ... Petitioner V/s.

The State Of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Madan J. Gupta Appointed Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. Ajay Patil for Respondent-State.

CORAM : A.S. GADKARI AND PRAKASH D. NAIK, JJ.

DATE : 5th DECEMBER, 2022.

P.C. :

1.

By the present Petition, the Petitioner has prayed for relief of parole leave on the ground of Covid-19 pandemic. It is a matter of fact and well within the realm of all that the Covid-19 pandemic has ceased its severity.

2.

Learned APP on instructions submitted that, by a Circular dated 10th February, 2022 issued by the Competent Authority, the benefit of Covid-19 pandemic parole has been stopped.

3.

In view thereof, the present Petition has become infructuous and is accordingly disposed off.

4.

In view of disposal of Petition, Interim Application No. 1335 of 2022 does not survive and is also disposed off. [PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.] [A.S. GADKARI, J.] 1/1