1 crwp1944-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1944 OF 2010 Hasrat Devram Salve ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. None for the petitioner. Dr.F.R. Shaikh, APP for the State. CORAM : A.M. Khanwilkar, & U.D. Salvi, JJ. DATE : 31st August 2010. P.C. : 1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed through jail. The petitioner prays for direction against the respondents to release him on furlough leave. The petitioners request has been rejected essentially on the ground that the witnesses who are residing in the same area, where the petitioner would visit after being released are apprehending that the petitioner may commit another offense in that area. The petitioner is a resident of Village Savda, Taluka Erandol, District Jalgaon. The witnesses are also residents of the same village. 2. The apprehension of the witnesses can be taken care of by 2 crwp1944-10 imposing additional condition on the petitioner of not visiting the said Village Savda, Taluka Erandol, District Jalgaon during the furlough leave period. If this condition is acceptable to the petitioner, he may avail of the furlough leave. In addition, it will be open to the Competent Authority to impose such other conditions as may be found necessary in the fact situation of the case. 3. The petition is disposed of with direction to the Competent Authority to consider the petitioners prayer for furlough leave on the above basis. Order accordingly. 4. Copy of this order be forwarded to the petitioner, who is in jail forthwith. (U.D. Salvi, J.) (A.M. Khanwilkar, J.)