Bombay HC upholds denial of furlough to prisoners convicted of specified offences including kidnapping [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court has upheld the 2012 amendment to Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, which states that Prisoners convicted for offences such as kidnapping, smuggling and other specified offences shall not be considered for release on furlough.A prisoner who was convicted for committing the offence of kidnapping had challenged the notification amending the Furlough and Parole...