IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2 OF 2010 RAJENDRA SINGH DOHLI PRESENTLY SERVING SENTENCE AT CENTRAL JAIL AGUADA THROUGH MS. KAMLA SINGH ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND 2 ORS., ... Respondents Mrs. Asha Desai, Advocate for the Petitioner. Coram:- R. M. SAVANT, J. Date:- 18th January, 2010 P.C. This Petition takes exception to the Order dated 26.08.2009 passed by the Inspector General of Prisons, by which order the application for furlough filed by the Petitioner came to be rejected. The Petitioner is convicted of the offences punishable under Sections 302, 365, 120B and 201 of I.P.C. The Petitioner is serving the sentence in the Central Jail, Aguada Goa. The Petitioner filed an application for furlough on the ground that the Petitioner wants to maintain continuity with his family and society to develop constructive hope and active interest in life. The said reason did not find favour with the authorities for the reasons stated in the order. 2. On behalf of the Petitioner, reliance is sought to be placed on the order dated 8.12.2008 passed in Criminal Writ Petition No. 65 of 2008 by which the order furlough was granted to the applicant therein who was convicted under Section 302 of I.P.C. The facts of the said case were that the said applicant was in prison for five years prior to the furlough being granted. In the instant case the conviction of the Petitioner is dated 15.6.2007. One of the reasons mentioned in the order is that the Petitioner has been convicted for the murder of one Dr. Verekar having a social background and, therefore, the release of the Petitioner on furlough would send a wrong signal to the society. 3. Considering the offence for which the Petitioner is convicted as also taking into consideration the fact that the Petitioner is in prison for the last three years only, in my view, no case for interference is made out with the impugned order. Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. R. M. SAVANT, J. at*