Virendrasingh Rampukar Khairwar(C. 9048) v. the State of Maharashtra Thr. Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Eastern Region Nagpur and Anothe
Case brief
What is this about?
Furlough leave; late reporting to prison; penalty upheld: deduction of 63 days remission at 1:3 ratio under Government of Maharashtra notification dated 02.08.2011 and forfeiture of Rs.5,000 cash security under proviso to Rule 24A, Maharashtra Prisons (Mumbai Furlough and Parole) Rules 2018; no discretion to exempt from penalty; no interference in writ jurisdiction; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, Criminal Writ Petition No.462 of 2024, Virendrasingh Rampukar Khairwar v. State of Maharashtra, coram Anil L. Pansare and Raj D. Wakode, JJ., decided 24.11.2025, neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:12778-DB.
What did the court decide?
The deduction of 63 days' remission for reporting late after furlough leave was correctly made by respondent No.1 under the notification dated 02.08.2011 and rightly upheld by the Sessions Court. ¶¶14