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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3417 OF 2016
Keshav Mahadaya Barad ]
C/10093 ]
Presently lodged in Nasik Road ]
Central Prison, Nasik ].. Petitioner
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra ig ].. Respondent
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Mr. Prosper D'Souza Advocate appointed for Petitioner
Mr. Arfan Sait A.P.P. for the State
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CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI AND
MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ.
DATED : OCTOBER 17, 2016 ORAL JUDGMENT : [PER SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J. ]:
1 Heard both sides.
2 The petitioner had preferred an application for
furlough on 24th September, 2015. The police report was called for from Palghar Police Station. After the police report was received, DIG (Prisons), Aurangabad passed the order dated 3 rd 1 of 4 ::: Uploaded on - 18/10/2016 ::: Downloaded on - 20/10/2016 00:39:53 ::: jdk 2 7.crwp.3417.16.j.doc May, 2016 stating that if the petitioner is willing to spend the period of furlough outside Palghar District and if he is willing to furnish a suitable and competent surety from the area in which he intends to spend the period of furlough, his case for granting furlough would be considered. However, the petitioner stated that he had no relation outside Palghar, hence, his application be considered favourably and he be granted furlough. In view of this fact, the application of the petitioner for furlough was rejected by the order dated 16 th July, 2016.
3 The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is from Adivasi community and it is not possible for the petitioner to furnish surety from some other district. It is further submitted that co-accused Sanjay Soman was granted furlough by order dated 8.6.2016 based on the police report of the very same police station i.e. Palghar Police Station. Co-accused Sanjay Soman was allowed to spend his period of furlough in Palghar District itself. It is an admitted fact that co-accused Sanjay Soman has enjoyed his furlough leave and thereafter reported back to the prison in time.
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Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner should also be allowed to spend his period of furlough in Palghar District and he be allowed to furnish surety from Palghar district. Mr. Dinesh Polekar who is the nephew of the petitioner, is willing to stand as surety for the petitioner.
4 Looking to the fact that the co-accused, who is similarly situated as the present petitioner, has been released on furlough and allowed to spend his period of furlough in Palghar district based on the police report of Palghar Police Station itself, we are inclined to set aside the order dated 16 th July, 2016 rejecting the application of the petitioner for furlough and the petitioner be allowed to spend the period of furlough in Palghar district and he be allowed to furnish surety of his nephew or surety of some other suitable and competent person. The petitioner be released on furlough as per the rules and usual terms and conditions as set out by the sanctioning authority.
5 Rule is made absolute in above terms.
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6 Office to communicate this order to the petitioner
who is in Nasik Road Central Prison. The fees to be paid to the appointed advocate are quantified at Rs. 2,500/-.
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