Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Furlough Extension in Calendar Year Computation Case — Prison Authorities' Interpretation of 'Calendar Year' Held Incorrect. The court held that furlough leave spilling over from one calendar year cannot be deducted from the next year's entitlement under Rule 4(C)(4) of the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959....
The petitioner, a life convict lodged at Yerawada Open Prison, Pune, filed a writ petition seeking extension of his furlough leave by 17 days. He had been granted 11 days of furlough in 2024 by order ...




