2024:BHC-NAG:13098-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.38 OF 2024 Pradipsingh Murlidharsingh Thakur, aged about 50 years, Occ. Nil, R/o in Central Jail, Nagpur … Petitioner -vs-

1. State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Department of Home, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 2. State of Maharashtra, through Police Station Officer, Panchpoli Station, Nagpur

3. State of Maharashtra, Jail Superintendent, Central Jail, Nagpur … Respondents Shri Y. P. Bhelande, Advocate for petitioner (Appointed).

Smt N. R. Tripathi, Additional Public Prosecutor for respondents/State.

CORAM : NITIN W. SAMBRE AND MRS VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, JJ.

DATE : November 26, 2024.

Oral Judgment : (Per : Nitin W. Sambre, J.)

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with consent of learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner, convicted in Sessions Trial Case No.301/2001 by the Court of 2^nd Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur is seeking his release based on the categorization permitted under Annexure-I Category 2 (b) of the Government Resolution dated March

15, 2010 issued under Section 432 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.

2. The petitioner infact has sought h