Bombay High Court

JEEWAN DEVRAM SHIRSATHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 7 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition for furlough leave was dismissed as moot because parole had already been granted.

Summary

The petitioner, Jeewan Devram Shirsath, filed a criminal writ petition seeking furlough leave from custody. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that his mother was ill, prompting the respondent State to grant him parole for 40 days on 5 September 2026. The court observed that since parole had already been granted, there was no need to consider the furlough petition further. Consequently, the court declined to entertain the petition and ordered its disposal. The judgment also permitted the petitioner to pursue any appropriate remedy in the future if necessary.

Issues considered

Whether a petition for furlough leave should be entertained when the petitioner has already been granted parole.

Subjects

parole
furlough leave
criminal writ petition
mootness
high court

Judgment

SKN                           1 of 1                 18-WP-2513.26


       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
             CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

         CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2513 OF 2026

Jeewan Devram Shirsath.                          …   Petitioner.
     Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                      ..Respondents

                            __________
Ms.Syed Shabana for the Petitioner.
Ms.Gauri Rao, APP for the Respondent- State.
Mr.Vitthal Pawar, Jailor Amravati Cenral Prison present.
                            __________

                  CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &
                          RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ.

                  DATE     : 7th September 2026.
PC :


1.      This is a Petition for furlough leave.


2.      Learned A.P.P., on instructions, states that the Petitioner’s
mother is not well and, therefore, the Petitioner is granted parole
for 40 days.    Therefore, the Petition, at this stage, need not be
considered since the parole is already granted on 5 th September
2026. At this stage, we are not inclined to entertain this Petition.


3.      Petition is disposed of accordingly with liberty to the
Petitioner to adopt appropriate remedy in future.



(RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.)            (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)

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