(Rohinton Fali Nariman and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, JJ.)
Prithwis Chawdhury (In Jail) _________________________ Petitioner
v.
Union of India Ministry of Home Secretary & Ors. ______ Respondent(s)
Writ Petition(s) (Criminal) No(s). 180 of 2016, decided on July 7, 2017
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. We have been informed by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been in this particular correctional home for a period of over 19 years.
2. Having regard to the statutory mandate contained in Section 61(2) of the West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992, we think that this is a fit case in which the petitioner should be released forthwith.
3. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.
Writ Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s). 180/2016
Prithwis Chawdhury (In Jail) ___________________________ Petitioner
v.
Union of India Ministry of Home. Secretary _____________ Respondent
Date: 07-07-2017 This petition was called on for hearing today.
(Before Rohinton Fali Nariman and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, JJ.)
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Anip Sachthey, AOR
Ms. Anjali Chauhan, Adv.
Ms. Ria Sachthey, Adv.
For Respondent(s) Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Kunal Chatterji, Adv.
Mr. Chanchal Kumar Ganguli, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
Order
4. We have been informed by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been in this particular correctional home for a period of over 19 years.
5. Having regard to the statutory mandate contained in Section 61(2) of the West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992, we think that this is a fit case in which the petitioner should be released forthwith.
6. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the signed order.
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