:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2248 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 2248 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 2248 OF 2007 Mohd. Shafi Najmuddin Shaikh ..Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mrs. Farhana Shah for the Petitioner. Mr. D. S. Mhaispurkar for the Respondents - State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and S. A. BOBDE, JJ. S. A. BOBDE, JJ. S. A. BOBDE, JJ. DATE : 8TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE : 8TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE : 8TH FEBRUARY, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner for grant of furlough, as his application for grant of furlough has been rejected. Counter has been filed in which it is stated that if the petitioner is released, who was a member of certain gang, there would be danger to the life of the witnesses who deposed against him during the trial. The witnesses live in Mumbai. The trial was also held at Mumbai. 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that :2: during the period of furlough the petitioner is ready to live in Pune and would also give an undertaking not to come to Mumbai during the period of furlough. 3. In these circumstances, we direct that the furlough on condition that the petitioner shall not enter the city of Mumbai and shall reside at Pune during the period of furlough, be granted. The petitioner shall make necessary application and on application being made, the respondents shall allow the furlough on satisfying other conditions like surety etc. If the petitioner files an application for furlough, the respondents shall complete the process within two weeks. 4. Petition disposed of accordingly. (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.)