1 36 wp.1650.10 ndm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1650 OF 2010 Anand Augustin Bhambal. ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. ... Respondents ----- Mr. Arfan Sait for the Petitioner. Mr. D.P. Adsule, APP for the State. ----- CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR and U.D. SALVI, JJ. DATE : 26 th August, 2010. P.C. 1 By this petition, the Petitioner has challenged condition No.2 specified in the parole order dated 21 st April, 2010. The said condition would require the Petitioner to furnish atleast one surety in a sum of Rs. 25,000/-, who is in Government or Semi-Government service. According to the Petitioner, it will be impossible for him to find out such a surety and resultantly, would not be possible for him to avail of the parole facility. 2 The only objection taken by the learned APP is that in the past, the Petitioner did not join in time and overstayed furlough period by 2 36 wp.1650.10 six days. Insofar as this objection is concerned, according to the Petitioner, he had applied for two weeks extension of furlough period and was under the impression that his request would be granted. However, the Authority extended furlough period only by seven days. As soon as that fact came to the knowledge of the Petitioner, he immediately surrendered and resumed his remaining sentence period. This plea of the Petitioner is plausible. We have no reason to doubt the correctness of the stand so taken by the Petitioner. In our opinion, imposing condition No.2 would virtually result in denial of parole facility to the Petitioner. 3 In the circumstances and in the interest of justice, we would modify the said order by doing away with the requirement of furnishing solvent surety in the sum of Rs.25,000/- by person, who is in Government or Semi-Government service. Instead, it will be open to the Petitioner to furnish any other two solvent sureties in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each in addition to the relative surety. 4 Petition disposed of accordingly. [ U.D. SALVI, J ] [ A.M. KHANWILKAR, J ]