Nagpur, 07 Jan

(HS): Underworld don Arun Gawli has been granted Furlough leave by the Nagpur

Bench of the Bombay High Court. Gawli had approached the court praying for his

release on Furlough after the application was rejected by the DIG (Prisons).

Justice Sambre

and Justice Joshi allowed the petition and granted him leave. The respondent

opposed the petition on the grounds that Gawli is a gangster and his release may

cause a law and order situation. Gawli’s application was rejected also quoting

the ground that his daughter may contest the Assembly elections. The respondent

said that the Parole and Furlough rules have been amended recently, which bars the grant of Furlough to a convict under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes

Act (MCOCA).

Earlier Gawli

was released on Parole and Furlough. The jail authorities had not quoted any

threat to the law and order situation then. It was further submitted that the

Assembly elections are over. The said amendment to the rules were enforced after the rejection of Gawli’s application. The amended rules would not apply to his

petition.

Adv Mir Nagman

Ali assisted by Adv Gulafshan Ansari and Adv Sgoeb Khan appeared for Gawli.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar