Nitin Gopal Rai v. The State Of Maharashtra

CAJ 35-Wp-6123-2021.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 6123 OF 2021 Nitin Gopal Rai ... Petitioner V/s.

The State Of Maharashtra ... Respondent Ms. Reshamrani Nathani Appointed Advocate for Petitioner. Ms. J. S. Lohakare APP, for Respondent-State. CORAM : A.S. GADKARI AND MILIND N. JADHAV, JJ.

DATE : 10th NOVEMBER, 2022.

P.C. :

1.

Heard Ms. Nathani, learned Advocate Appointed to represent Petitioner and Ms. Lohakare, learned APP for State. 2.

Petitioner being under trial prisoner for an offence allegedly committed under the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crimes Act, 1999 (MCOCA) was not entitled to be released on Covid-19 pandemic temporary bail/parole.

Petitioner is at liberty to file an Application for regular bail before the Trial Court, if so advised and permissible under the provisions of law. 3.

In view thereof, nothing further survives in the present Petition and is accordingly disposed off.

[MILIND N. JADHAV, J.] [A.S. GADKARI, J.] 1/1