( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1052 OF 2009 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1052 OF 2009 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1052 OF 2009 Vijay Vasant Kedare .. Petitioner V/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.N.N.Gawankar with Arfan Saith and Manasi Giri for the petitioner. Mr.V.B.Konde-Deshmukh, APP for State. CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. R.G.KETKAR, JJ. R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE : 24TH APRIL, 2009. DATE : 24TH APRIL, 2009. DATE : 24TH APRIL, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The petitioner had filed Criminal Writ Petition No.947 of 2009 praying that the 3rd respondent be directed to decide his application dated 13.4.2009 for extension of furlough within a time frame. The petitioner was released on furlough on 3.4.2009 for a period of 14 days. That period was to expire on 17.4.2009. On 17.4.2009 we directed 3rd respondent to decide the petitioner’s pending application within a period of one week from the date of receipt of the order. In the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case we extended the petitioner’s furlough leave for a period of one week from 17.4.2009. That extended period has expired on 24.4.2009. 2. The present petition is filed by the petitioner praying that the period of furlough leave may be extended by a period of six days i.e.from 25.4.2009 to ( 2 ) 30.4.2009. We have heard Mr.Gawankar for the petitioner. He submitted that in law only two weeks extension of furlough can be granted. He submitted that two weeks period would expire on 30.4.2009. We have been shown letter dated 24.4.2009 addressed by the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons (Central Region), Aurangabad, to learned APP which shows that if the petitioner makes an application for extension of furlough leave, he would be granted one more week. The said letter is taken on record and marked as ‘X’. 3. In the circumstances of the case we extend the furlough leave till 30.4.2009. We direct that the petitioner should surrender to jail on 1.5.2009. 4. Petition is disposed of. 5. All the concerned to act on an authenticated copy of this order. (SMT.RANJANA DESAI, J.) (SMT.RANJANA DESAI, J.) (SMT.RANJANA DESAI, J.) (R.G.KETKAR, J.) (R.G.KETKAR, J.) (R.G.KETKAR, J.)