Vinodkumar Chellappan Pillai v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 280 OF 2026 Vinodkumar Chellappan Pillai, ] Age 51 years, Occ : Nil, Prisoner No. B9337, ] Presently conined at Kolhapur (Kalamba), ] Central Prison, Kolhapur.

] Permanent R/o : House No. 594, Sharnam, ] Vijaynagar, Deolali Camp, Nashik, 422401.

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...Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra ]

2. The Deputy Inspector General of ] Prisons (West), Yerwada, Pune.

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3. The Superintendent, Kolhapur (Kalamba), ] Central Prison, Kolhapur.

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...Respondents.

------ Mr. Muralidhar P. Kharat for the Petitioner.

Mr. Rupesh Jaiswal, amicus curiae.

Mr. A. A. Naik, APP for the Respondent-State. ------ Coram : Madhav J. Jamdar & Pravin S. Patil, JJ.

Date : May 4, 2026.

P. C. :

1.

For the reasons recorded separately, the following order is passed.

-: O R D E R :- In the facts and circumstances of the case, we direct the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons (West), Yerwada, Pune to decide in Patil-SR 1 of

OO 2 wp 280-2026.doc accordance with law the said application dated 23rd March 2026 / 11th April 2026 / 22nd April 2026 of the Petitioner on or before 15th May 2026.

2.

As the transcribing of detailed judgment will take some time, this operative order / direction given to the Prison authority to be uploaded immediately.

[Pravin S. Patil, J.] [Madhav J. Jamdar, J.] Patil-SR 2 of