Pankaj Bapu Bacchav v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Furlough – rejection of application upheld
Case brief
What is this about?
Pankaj Bapu Bacchav v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., Criminal Writ Petition No. 4213 of 2025, Bombay High Court, decided 09-10-2025, Coram A. S. Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, JJ. Furlough leave application rejected by Competent Authority for want of minimum one year of incarceration after conviction (conviction dated 17-08-2024); rejection upheld as correct; Petitioner later completed over one year and permitted to withdraw petition with liberty to move fresh furlough application. Advocates: Dheeraj Patil with Nikhil Pawar for Petitioner; Madhavi H. Mhatre, APP, for State.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of as withdrawn, with leave and liberty granted to file a fresh Application for furlough leave before the Competent Authority. ¶23