SHAILESH GULAB DHAGE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER — WP/329/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226, 227. Disposed: Contested--RULE ABSOLUTE on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030099472026

e-Filing Number

10-03-2026

Filing Number

WP/2517/2026

Filing Date

10-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/329/2026

Registration Date

10-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--RULE ABSOLUTE

Last updated 14-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226, 227

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHAILESH GULAB DHAGE

    Adv. Rupesh Anil Jaiswal

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

    Adv. APP for R.Nos.1 and 2. 1123

  2. 2.INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More,hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. ShindeView PDF

    The High Court of Bombay's Aurangabad Bench allowed convict Shailesh Gulab Dhage's petition and directed his release after completing 26 years imprisonment (including remissions), rejecting the prison authorities' insistence that he serve an additional 2-year term for rioting offences. Following the Supreme Court's Muthuramlingam precedent, the court held that when a life sentence is directed to commence first, concurrent term sentences must run concurrently—not consecutively—since a prisoner serving life cannot subsequently serve additional sentences. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 05-May-2026

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  4. 28-Apr-2026

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  5. 16-Apr-2026

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  6. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More,hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. ShindeView PDF

  7. 02-Apr-2026

    For Admission - Fresh - Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  8. 12-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More,hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. ShindeView PDF

  9. 12-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  10. 10-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/329/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Bombay's Aurangabad Bench allowed convict Shailesh Gulab Dhage's petition and directed his release after completing 26 years imprisonment (including remissions), rejecting the prison authorities' insistence that he serve an additional 2-year term for rioting offences. Following the Supreme Court's Muthuramlingam precedent, the court held that when a life sentence is directed to commence first, concurrent term sentences must run concurrently—not consecutively—since a prisoner serving life cannot subsequently serve additional sentences. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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