SUNIL LAXMAN GHODE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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025:BHC-AS:1 DDR 13. wp 58-25 & IA.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 58 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2223 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 58 OF 2025 Sunil Laxman Ghode ) [Convict No.C/532], ) Age 44 years, ) R/o. N-31/A-1/1/2, Vijay Nagar, CIDCO, ) Nashik, District Nashik. ) (At present confined and undergoing ) imprisonment in Nashik Road Open Prison) ) ..Petitioner/Applicant Vs. 1. The State Of Maharashtra ) through the Secretary, Home Department, ) (Prison – 3), Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. ) 2. The Additional Director General ) of Police and Inspector General of Prisons, ) Correctional Services, Maharashtra State, ) Pune – 1. ) 3. The Advisory Board Committee ) (Sited Members in Advisory Board ) Committee to decide premature release ) proposals) ) 1/5 DDR 13. wp 58-25 & IA.doc 4. The Superintendent of Jail, ) Nashik Road Central Prison, Nashik. ) ..Respondents _______________________________ Mr. Karthik Rajasekhar for the Petitioner/Applicant through Legal Aid. Smt. Prajakta P. Shinde, APP for Respondent No.1-State. Smt. Suvarna J. Chorge, Jailor Gr.-II, Nashik Jail, Nashik. _______________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RAJESH S. PATIL, JJ. DATE : 30th JUNE, 2025. JUDGMENT (Per : A. S. Gadkari, J.) :- 1) By this Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the Petitioner (Original Accused No.2) has impugned Order dated 29 th August 2024, passed by the Competent Authority of Home Department of Government of Maharashtra thereby placing Petitioner in Category 4(d) of 15th March 2010 Guidelines for premature release under the “14 Year Rule” of prisoners serving life sentence (said 2010 Guidelines). By categorizing the Petitioner and placing him in Category 4(d) of said G