((-1-)) mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1438 OF 2008 Ramratan Sriniwas Soni Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. Respondents Mrs.P.U.Badadare i/by Mr.M.K.Kocharekar for petitioner. Mrs.A.S.Pai, APP. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND A.A.KUMBHAKONI, JJ. DATE : 21st August 2008 PC : 1. The petitioner has been convicted for various offenses in CR Nos.355/1995 and 156/1999 and sentenced to ten years. He is serving the imprisonment at present from 17th January 2006. He moved an application for furlough leave which has been rejected on the ground that five cases are pending at various Police Stations. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner is involved in four CRs which are pending against him vide four different sessions case numbers. ((-2-)) In addition there is a case pending against him at Bangalore being investigated by CBI.. Therefore, if the petitioner is granted furlough leave at this stage, he will abscond as four to five cases are pending in various Courts in which he has not been granted bail. 3. We do not feel that the discretion exercised by the respondents is arbitrary in any manner. Dismissed. (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (A.A.KUMBHAKONI, J.)