AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3029 OF 2009 Rajkumar Mulchand Gupta ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondents None for the petitioner. Ms. P.H. Kantharia, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED : 6TH JANUARY, 2010. P.C.:- 1. The petitioner is a life convict. He has submitted his petition through jail. He has been released on furlough leave vide order dated 4/9/2009 passed by the Special Inspector General of Police (Jail), Central Region, Aurangabad. Letter dated 4/11/2009 addressed by the Superintendent of Nasik Road Central Prison to the AJN 2 petitioner indicates that very onerous conditions have been put on the petitioner. The petitioner has been directed to furnish personal bond of Rs.25,000/-. He has been asked to submit a surety, who is his relation, in the sum of Rs.25,000/- and another surety of an independent person in the sum of Rs.25,000/-. The petitioner has, therefore, prayed in this petition that the amount of surety may be reduced. The petitioner has stated that he had, on earlier two occasions, availed of furlough leave and surrendered to the prison on time. This is not disputed by the respondents. The conditions imposed are very very onerous. With these conditions, the petitioner will never be able to avail of his furlough leave, which is his right. In the circumstances, in our opinion, the conditions imposed on the petitioner need to be modified. Hence, the following order. 2. The petitioner – Rajkumar Mulchand Gupta shall be released on furlough leave on his executing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/-. He shall furnish any surety in the AJN 3 sum of Rs.10,000/-. Other usual conditions will remain the same. 3. The petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. 4. Copy of this order be communicated to the petitioner in jail. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.]