Baba Usman Patel v. Divisional Commissioner Amravati Division, Amravati and Another
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Baba Usman Patel v. Divisional Commissioner, Amravati Division, Amravati and another — High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Criminal Writ Petition No. 01/2025, decided 17.03.2025 (Nitin W. Sambre & Vrushali V. Joshi, JJ.). Convicted petitioner denied prison leave sought on his wife's medical condition; rejection rested on threat perception to the victim's family members and an adverse police report, with the APP relying on Rule 4(4) and Rule 4(6), Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. Held: adverse police report alone is not a disqualification for prison leave, and threat perception can be managed by imposing appropriate conditions during the leave. Writ petition allowed; impugned order dated 28.11.2024 quashed and set aside; respondents to admit petitioner to prison leave on terms deemed fit and communicate the order within two weeks. Keywords: prison leave, furlough, parole, adverse police report, witness/victim-family threat perception, convict welfare, Nagpur Bench.