-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 142 OF 2009 Arjun Gangadhar Kamble ... Petitioner vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mrs. Sulbha A. Dhamale for the petitioner. Mrs. P.H. Kantharia, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI & ANOOP V. MOHTA , JJ. DATE: JANUARY 29, 2009 P.C. The petitioner was granted furlough leave from 4th October for 15 days and he was supposed to surrender on 19th October, 2008. During this period, he filed an application for extension of furlough leave. Extension of one week was granted but the order was not communicated to him till 20th October, 2008, when he surrendered. Now he could not avail the extended period of furlough leave because of non-communication of the said order. The counsel for the petitioner seeks furlough leave for a longer period as, according to her, the petitioner's father is unwell and he has to undergo surgery. 2. In the circumstances mentioned hereinabove, we allow the petitioner to file an application for fresh furlough leave and the same may be -2- considered by the authorities within one week from the date of application. The petition is accordingly disposed of. BILAL NAZKI, J. ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.