Sambhaji Babu Girigosavi v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.182 OF 2018 Sambhaji Babu Giri-Gosavi (through jail)

...Petitioner

vs.

State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

None for the Petitioner Ms P.P.Shinde, APP for the respondent CORAM : A.S.OKA, & A.S.GADKARI, JJ.

DATE : FEBRUARY 8, 2019 P.C.:

Rule. The learned APP waives service for the respondent. Forthwith taken up for final disposal. By the impugned order, the application for furlough made by the petitioner was rejected only on the ground set out in clause 11 of Rule 4B of the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. For the reasons recorded today in Writ Petition No.179 of 2018, the impugned order cannot be sustained.

Hence, we pass the following order:

(I) Impugned order is quashed and set aside;

(II) We direct the Competent Authority to pass a fresh order granting furlough to the petitioner subject to appropriate terms and conditions;

crwp182.doc (III) We make it clear that the furlough granted shall be treated as furlough for the year 2017; (IV) Rule is made absolute on above terms.

(A.S.GADKARI,J.) (A.S.OKA,J.)