1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 686 OF 2008 Bashir Ahmed Usman Gani Kahirulla. ..... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..... Respondents. Mr. A.M.Z.Ansari for the Petitioner. Mr. D. S.Mhaispurkar, Addl. P.P. for the State. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI and A. P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : 22ND APRIL, 2008. P. C.: Rule. 2. Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, waives service. 3. By consent, Rule made returnable and heard forthwith. 4. We have heard the learned Counsel for the parties and have also gone through the papers available on record. The petitioner has already suffered imprisonment for about 15 years. He has been sentenced to life. He wants the furlough leave to be granted, which is not being considered by the respondents on the ground that he may not surrender in time after the furlough leave is over. There is no other objection taken in the counter 2 affidavit filed by the respondents. We feel since the petitioner has already been in jail for about 15 years, he needs to be released on furlough for a period of 14 days. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner be released on furlough for a period of 14 days, from the date of his actual release, on his furnishing two sureties in the amount of Rs.10,000/- each, with a personal bond in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Jail, Nasik Road Central Prison, Nasik. During his furlough period on alternate days, the petitioner shall report to the Mahim Police Station, Mumbai, at 10.30 in the morning and if on any occasion he fails to appear before the police concerned, the respondent may arrest him and put him back to jail to serve the remaining sentence. Before being released on furlough, the petitioner shall also furnish his address at which he will be available during the period of furlough. 6. Rule made absolute in terms aforesaid. Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (A. P. BHANGALE, J.)