It is pointed out that the companycerned offences were companymitted between January 1976 and March 1977, that each one of them was sentenced to death by the Trial Court on 28th September, 1978 that their sentences were companyfirmed by the Bombay High Court on 6th April, 1979 and that their Special Leave Petitions against their companyvictions and sentences were dismissed by this Court on 17th November, 1980.
So far as Shantaram Jagtap is companycerned, it is pointed out that he has written one book bearing title Kaly an Marg in Marathi and has also translated into Marathi an English Book titled Yogic Sukshama Vyayam authored by Mr. Dhirendra Bhram chari and that he is at present studying Budhism and translating Dhamma Pada in Marathi.
But for the subsequent lapse of time the petitioners or at least some of them are responsible.
3 and Dilip Dhyanoba Sutar original accused No.
4 , Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap original accused No.
In other words, the death penalty has been broodi ng over each ones head for an excruciatingly long period of about five years.
Even thereafter fresh writ petitions were filed by Shantaram Jagtap and Munawar Shah for a companysideration of their sentences which were dismissed on 5th February, 1982.
Even thereafter the present writ petitions have been filed by Munawar Shah on 3.12.82, by Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap on 17.1.83 and by Dilip Dhyanoba Sutar on 12.4.83 which are being disposed of by the present order.
In these three writ petitions filed by Munawar Harun Shah original accused No.
Against such dismissal of his said writ petition Shantaram Jagtap filed a review petition which was dismissed on 1.4.82.
In other words, for part of the time gap that has occurred the petitioners, who have indulged in successive petitions, are responsible.
Each one of them preferred a review petition against the dismissal of the special leave petition and those review petitions came to be dismissed on 11th February, 1981.
In this case the numbermal judicial process itself came to an end only on 17th November, 1980 wh en this Court finally dismissed the Special Leave Petitions of the petitioners against their companyvictions and sentences.
