Aadil Rafique Shaikh v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1562 OF 2014 Aadil Rafique Shaikh ... Petitioner Vs.

The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr.Prosper D'souza, Advocate appointed for the Petitioner Mr.H.J. Dedia, APP, for Respondent - State CORAM: SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI & MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ.

DATE: JULY 18, 2016 P.C.:

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Heard both sides.

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Rule. By consent, Rule is made returnable forthwith. 3.

The petitioner preferred an application for furlough on 13.6.2013. The grievance of the petitioner is that the said application was not decided till the time of him preferring the petition. The learned APP brought to our notice the letter written by the petitioner himself to the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Western Region. In the said letter, the petitioner has stated that he does not wish to pursue his application for furlough and the same be filed and he be granted permission to prefer a fresh application for furlough. The said application came to be granted on 16.1.2016. In 1 / 2

wp.1562.2014_8.doc this view of the matter, nothing survives in the present petition, hence, Rule is discharged.

(MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J.) 2 / 2