1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 384 OF 2009 (Ramrao Punjaji Jadhav .v. State of Maharashtra and another) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND PRASANNA B. VARALE, JJ. 18TH AUGUST, 2009. Heard Shri N.S. Bhat, the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Shri A.S. Fulzele, the learned APP for the respondent/State. The present writ petition is directed against the order dated 18.03.2009 passed by the competent authority whereby the application of the petitioner for furlough leave came to be rejected. Considered the contentions canvassed by the respective Counsel. The following facts are not in dispute. That, the petitioner on the earlier occasions, who was released on furlough as well as on parole leave, surrendered late. The details in this regard are as follows. On 09.12.1999, when he was granted 14 days’ furlough leave, he did not surrender on due date and absconded for 2170 days and the Superintendent of 2 Police (Jail), with the help of police was required to arrest the petitioner in order to bring him back to the jail. Similarly on 03.05.2008, when he was granted 30 days’ parole leave, again he did not surrender on due date and surrendered late by 73 days. In this situation, the competent authority has rejected the application of the petitioner in view of provisions of Section 4(10) of The Prison (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. However, in view of the decision of this Court in the case of Anil Laxman Jawade .v. State of Maharashtra and another (reported in 2007(4) Mh.L.J., 25), the petitioner is entitled to make appropriate application in future. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE *rrg.