1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1182 OF 2008 Shailendra Appaso Sawant. ...... ..... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors... ..... ..... Respondents. None for the Petitioner. Mr. D. S. Mhaispurkar, APP for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A. A. KUMBHAKONI, JJ. DATED : 18TH JULY, 2008. P.C.: This is a case of punishment awarded to the petitioner by way of reduction of two days for each day of overstay, which is challenged by the petitioner in this petition. 2. The petitioner has overstayed the furlough by 217 days and then he was got back to serve sentence by arresting him. The respondents have power to reduce the remission period by 5 times the period of overstay. In the present case, the respondents have used their discretion and limited it to 2 times. Accordingly, we do not find any ground to interfere in the order passed by the respondents, which was passed after giving hearing to the 2 petitioner. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (A.A.KUMBHAKONI, J.)