IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VPH CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 1232 OF 2008 Anand Augstin Bhambal Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. Respondents Mr. N. N. Gavankar, for the petitioner. Mrs. S. D. Shinde, APP, for the respondent. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI, & A. A. KUMBHKONI, JJ. DATE : JULY 21, 2008. PC :- 1. The petitioner sought furlough leave, which has been rejected on the ground that one of the witness namely Mrs. Rekha Mansaram Gharde, in the case, in which the petitioner was convicted, was apprehending danger to her life, if the petitioner is released from the custody. 2. The counsel for the petitioner submits that the witness had already deposed against the petitioner in a case, which ended in his conviction, and there is no question of harassment by the petitioner to the witness. The said witness lives within the jurisdiction of Kolsewadi-Kalyan Police Station and if the petitioner is granted furlough leave, he will not enter in the - 2 - jurisdiction of that police station and remain confined to the jurisdiction of Mahatma Phule Police Station where his house is situated. In this view of the matter, we allow the petition and direct that the petitioner be granted furlough leave with condition that during the period of furlough, petitioner shall remain within the jurisdiction of Mahatma Phule Police Station. Sd/- [ BILAL NAZKI, J.] Sd/- [ A. A. KUMBHAKONI, J.]