31. WP 523-11.doc RMA IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 523 OF 2011 Balu Damu Salve, ] C-14459, Yerwada Central Prison, ] Dist. Pune. ] Petitioner Versus 1. The Inspector of Police, ] Junnar Police Station, Pune. ] 2. The State of Maharashtra ] Respondent Mr. Hrishikesh Mundargi, Advocate appointed for the Petitioner Ms. M.H. Mhatre, APP for the State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS & M.N. GILANI, JJ. DATE : 15th APRIL, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P.V. HARDAS, J]: 1. Heard learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. Rule. By consent, Rule made returnable forthwith and the petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. The grievance of the petitioner in this petition is that on several 1 31. WP 523-11.doc occasions, his furlough applications remained undecided on account of failure of the concerned Police Station to forward the police report within the time specified. In the present case, the learned APP states that the Office of the Superintendent of Police has forwarded his report to the Collector on 30th March 2011 and the Collector would decide the same within a week from today. We accept the aforesaid statement as an undertaking to the Court. 4. In that light of the matter, therefore, we make Rule absolute by directing the respondents to decide the furlough application of the petitioner within one week from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. In these circumstances, there will be no order as to costs. 5. Copy of this order duly authenticated be provided to the parties to act upon. [ M.N. GILANI, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] 2 31. WP 523-11.doc 3