ANKIT UMAKANT SHARMA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and, with the consent of the learned counsels for the parties, heard finally.

(2.) This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assails the legality and validity of the order dated 18th June 2021, passed by the respondent-Superintendent, Kolhapur District Open Prison, Kalamba, whereby the application of the petitioner for releasing him on emergency parole, came to be rejected.

(3.) The petition arises in the backdrop of the following facts :