1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1165 OF 2009 Ramlu Aagamayya Margam .. Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents None for the Petitioner. Mrs.A.s.Pai, A.P.P.for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A.R.JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 7th AUGUST, 2009. P.C. The petitioner’s remission has been deducted by five days for each day of overstay. He was released on furlough on 23rd November, 2005, but he did not surrender and had to be brought back after arrest on 30th June, 2008 and thereby he overstayed by 873 days. Remission has been reduced by 873 x 5 days and this action is challenged in this court. The guidelines which were earlier applicable gave a wide discretion to the authorities to reduce or deduct the remissions by 1 to 5 days. But, we are told now that there are new guidelines. The new guidelines have been promulgated. We have 2 seen the new guidelines which have reduced the discretion and there are specific cases mentioned where the remission can be reduced to 1,2,3,4 and 5 days. In a case where prisoner overstays beyond three months Respondent can reduce remission by 1 to 5 days. 2. In this view of the matter, we do not find any interference is called for. Hence, we dismiss the writ petition. (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (A.R. JOSHI, J.)