1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.856 OF 2010 _____________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court’s or Judge’s Orders appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Mr.N.N.Gavankar i/b Arfan Sait for the Petitioner. Mr.S.N.Gawade A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE & A.R.JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 15TH MARCH, 2010 P.C. :- 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By this writ petition the petitioner has prayed for direction to respondent no.3 to decide the furlough application dated 9.3.2010 preferred by the petitioner within timeframe. The petitioner’s furlough leave is getting over on 16.3.2010, and he is seeking extension from 17.3.2010 to 30.3.2010. 3. Mr.Gavankar, learned counsel, on instructions from the client, who is present in the court submits that the 2 petitioner is advised cataract operation and on this ground he seeks extention of furlough leave. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer on the ground that Government hospital in Thane has the facility of cataract operations and, therefore, on this ground the furlough leave may not be extended. It is true, that all government hospitals have the facility of cataract operation and, therefore, on this ground extension of the furlough leave cannot be granted. The writ petition is dismissed. However, if the jail authorities, for any reason, find it difficult to provide the petitioner a facility of the operation, it is open to the petitioner to approach again for furlough leave, if so advised. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (D.B.BHOSALE,J.)