1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 368 OF 2009 (Mangaldas Kalyandas Bokde .v. State of Maharashtra and another) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND PRASANNA B. VARALE, JJ. 12TH AUGUST, 2009. Heard Shri D.A. Sonwane, the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Shri A.M. Deshpande, the learned APP for the respondent/State. The present writ petition is directed against the order dated 25.03.2009 passed by the competent authority whereby the application of the petitioner for grant of furlough came to be rejected in view of Rule 4(10) of The Prison (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. It is brought to the notice of this Court that in view of Rule 9 of the said Rules, the petitioner is entitled to file a fresh application on expiry of six months from the date of rejection of his furlough application as per Rule 4(10). If the petitioner makes such application, the same would be considered on its own merit. On the backdrop of the above referred facts, we dispose of the petition with liberty to the petitioner 2 to file appropriate application before the competent authority. JUDGE JUDGE *rrg.