1 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.723 OF 2009 Raju Balkrishna Bhise ..Petitioner -versus State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Miss Indu Varma, advocate for the petitioner. Mr V.B.Konde Deshmukh, APP for the State. CORAM: Smt. RANJANA DESAI & R. G. KETKAR, JJ DATED: 29th June, 2009 P.C. 1. The petitioner was released on furlough on l3.2.2008. Furlough leave was to expire on l3.3.2008. The petitioner surrendered to the prison late by one day on l4.3.2008 and because of that his five days remission has been forfeited. It appears that when the petitioner was released on furlough, he had executed a bond in the sum of Rs.5,000/-. As per the condition of the said bond, Rs. 2 5,000/- have been forfeited by prison authorities. The petitioner has prayed that the said forfeited amount be directed to be returned to him. The case of the petitioner is that he surrendered late by one day because he had doctor’s appointment on l4.3.2008. The medical papers produced by learned APP indicate that the petitioner was referred to the doctor for some ailment. 2. In the circumstances, in our opinion, this is a fit case where the prison authorities should be directed to return the said forfeited amount of Rs.5,000/- to the petitioner. Order accordingly. The petition is disposed of. (Smt. RANJANA DESAI, J) (R.G. KETKAR, J)