Ladda IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION No. 285 OF 2009 Daud Abdul Reheman Patel ..Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Smt S. A. Dhamale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs P. H.Kantharia, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND A.R. JOSHI,JJ. A.R. JOSHI,JJ. A.R. JOSHI,JJ. DATED : 4TH MARCH, 2009. DATED : 4TH MARCH, 2009. DATED : 4TH MARCH, 2009. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned A.P.P. as well as the learned counsel for the Petitioner. 2. Grievance of the Petitioner is that his application for grant of furlough leave has been rejected on extraneous grounds. One of the grounds for rejection is - co-accused of the petitioner had absconded after obtaining furlough. This ground, obviously, is an irrelevant ground. The second ground is that when the petitioner was released on parole on 16.04.2008 he over stayed by 60 days. The explanation furnished by the Petitioner is that since he had undergone bypass surgery and was hospitalized, therefore, delay occurred to surrender and he had submitted application for extension. Under these circumstances, we feel it appropriate that the respondent may consider the application of the Petitioner afresh. The application be disposed of within two weeks. 3. Writ petition is hereby disposed of accordingly. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.)