1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2744 OF 2008 Saeed Ahmed Sagir Ansari. ..... ..... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra. ..... ..... Respondent. -: ALONG WITH :- CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2745 OF 2008 Saeed Ahmed Sagir Ansari. ..... ..... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra. ..... ..... Respondent. None present for the Petitioner. Mrs. P. H.Kantharia, APP for the Respondent – State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. DATED : 21ST JANUARY, 2009. P.C.: These two writ petitions are sent from Jail by the same prisoner, who is undergoing life imprisonment. He has already suffered imprisonment of 8 years. He applied for furlough as well as parole. Both the requests have been declined by the respondent. Therefore, these writ petitions have been filed. 2. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that on earlier occasions when the petitioner was granted concessions he abused the 2 concession by overstaying, On first occasion in the year 2006 he overstayed for 15 days and surrendered after overstaying. On second occasion, in the year 2007 he overstayed for a period of 137 days and had to be arrested by the police for serving the remaining sentence. Therefore, his applications were rejected. 3. Considering the facts that the petitioner has already undergone imprisonment of 8 years and last time he had been granted furlough leave on 14th September, 2008, we direct the respondent to consider his application afresh keeping in mind that for the last about 1½ years the petitioner has continuously been in jail and grant him concession of furlough or parole as the case may be. However, the respondent may impose stricter conditions so that the prisoner does not overstay. 4. With the above directions, both the writ petitions are disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.)