Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Bombay HC Denies Furlough to Sisters in Child Murder Case
Two sisters, Seema Gavit and Renuka Shinde, are in jail for kidnapping and killing children.
They asked the court if they could take a break from jail, called furlough.
The court said no, at least for now.
The sisters were originally sentenced to death, but this was changed to life in prison.
The court considered the sisters' actions in jail and the severity of their crimes.
The court also mentioned the Supreme Court's orders about their sentence, which is for the rest of their lives.
The court denied the sisters' request to be released.
This decision prevents the sisters from temporarily leaving jail.
Bombay High Court denied furlough relief to Seema Gavit and Renuka Shinde.
The sisters' death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment in 2022.
They were convicted of kidnapping and killing children.
The state prison authority opposed furlough, citing their conduct in jail.
The court cited the Supreme Court's directive for life imprisonment without remission as reason for denial.
- Who
- Seema Gavit and Renuka Shinde
- What
- Bombay High Court refused interim relief for furlough requests
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Bombay High Court
- Why
- Due to their crimes and the Supreme Court's directive for life imprisonment without remission.
- Defendants
- Seema Gavit and Renuka Shinde
- Crimes
- Kidnapping and killing children
- Previous Sentence
- Death (commuted to life)
- Location of Incarceration
- Yerawada Central Prison, Pune
- Court Ruling
- Interim relief denied
- Relevant Rule
- Maharashtra Prison (Mumbai Furlough And Parole) Amendment Rules 2018