Bombay High Court

HARIBHAU ALIAS HARIDAS ALIAS RANJIT AMBADAS KOKARE (C-505)versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petitioner is entitled to remission under the Government Resolution for a period of three months.

Summary

The petitioner, Haribha alias Haridas alias Ranjit Ambadas Kokare, filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash a letter/report dated 27‑11‑2023 issued by the District Judge‑1 and Additional Sessions Judge, Shrirampur, which denied him the benefit of a Government Resolution dated 03‑06‑2017 issued on the occasion of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary. The central issue was whether the petitioner was ineligible for remission under the said resolution. The Court observed that prior judgments held that the nature of the offence should not be a ground for refusing remission and that the petitioner did not fall within any statutory ineligibility. Relying on its earlier decision in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1753 of 2025 and a related matter dated 12‑03‑2026, the Court concluded that the petitioner was entitled to remission for a period of three months. Accordingly, the petition was allowed, the remission was granted, and the petition was disposed.

Issues considered

The petitioner is ineligible for remission under the Government Resolution dated 03‑06‑2017.

Subjects

remission
government resolution
criminal writ petition
eligibility
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar anniversary

Judgment

                                     (1)
                                                    954 Cri.WP-1216.2026.odt
     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                BENCH AT AURANGABAD

     954 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1216 OF 2026

     HARIBHAU ALIAS HARIDAS ALIAS RANJIT AMBADAS
                    KOKARE (C-505)
                       VERSUS
       THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

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          Mr. Ranjit Gaikwad, Advocate for the petitioner.
         Mrs. Uma Bhosale, A.P.P. for respondents-State.
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                    CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                            VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

                    DATED       : 1st October, 2026

Per Court :

1.    Heard.

2.    By way of this petition, the petitioner is seeking

quashment of letter/report dated 27.11.2023 issued by

learned District Judge-1 and Additional Sessions Judge,

Shrirampur, District Ahmednagar whereby the petitioner is

refused for the benefit of Government Resolution dated

03.06.2017 issued on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary

of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

3.    It is to be noted that this Court has given the benefit to

the concerned petitioners in so many judgments by observing

that the nature of offence is not to be taken into consideration

for refusing the said remission.           Learned APP fairly submits
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                                               954 Cri.WP-1216.2026.odt
that the petitioner does not fall under any ineligibility for

getting the said remission under the aforesaid Government

Resolution.

4.    In view of the same and in the light of earlier judgment of

this Court in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1753 of 2025 and

another connected matter, dated 12.03.2026, the petitioner is

entitled    for   remission   under    the   aforesaid   Government

Resolution Dated 03.06.2017 for the period of three months.

Accordingly the petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (B)

and disposed of.




(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV)                (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
       JUDGE                                   JUDGE




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