1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 33 OF 2009 Jitu Mohan Rajput ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. Sagar Kasar for the Petitioner Mrs. P.H. Kantharia, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2009 P.C.:- The petitioner is a life convict, and is in prison from 2004. Till date, he has never been granted parole or furlough. He applied for furlough on 21st April, 2008, which has been rejected on the routine report of the police that if he is released, there would be danger to the lives of the witnesses. Without any basis, such reports are furnished almost in all cases. If the respondents had perception of any danger to any of the witnesses, strict conditions could be imposed while granting parole. 2. After hearing the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, we set 2 aside the order impugned in the petition, and order that the petitioner be released on furlough. In addition to the usual conditions, he may be asked to appear before the concerned police station on each day at a given time. With this observation, the petition is disposed of. BILAL NAZKI, J. A.R. JOSHI, J.