2023:BHC-NAG:17681-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO. 882 /202 3 Gajanan Mahadeo Satpute, Age 50 years, Occupation –

Nil, R/o Krushn Nagar, Ward No.13, Subhash Chandr Bos Marg, Wardha, District – Wardha. PETITIONER .....VERSUS..…

1. Government of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Ministry of Home, Mumbai.

2. Police Superintendent, Wardha, Police Headquarter, District – Wardha.

3. Special IGP, Nagpur Region, Nagpur, Sadar Police Station, Civil Line, Nagpur – 440 001.

4. Adl. Director of Police (Administration), Ministry of Home, State of Maharashtra, Main Building II Floor, Hutatma Square, Secretariat, Mumbai – 400 032. R ESPONDENT S Shri T. Rahul, counsel for the petitioner.

Shri A.M. Deshpande, In-Charge Government Pleader for the respondents.

CORAM : NITIN W. SAMBRE AND ABHAY J. MANTRI, J J .

DATE : DECEMBER 04, 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.)

RULE. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally with consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

2. On April 07, 2010, the petitioner having facilitated the escape of an undertrial namely Pramod Rewatkar was charge-sheeted in Form-1 by the Authority.

3. Subsequent thereto, he wa