The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday extended convicted gangster Arun Gawli's parole by five days and directed him to get a travel permit from the police to surrender before the Nagpur Central prison. A division bench of Justices S B Shukre and A S Kilor directed Gawli to seek permission from the concerned police authorities to travel from Mumbai to Nagpur amid the COVID-19 lockdown and surrender before the Nagpur Central prison.

His advocate Mir Nagman Ali informed the court that as per an order passed by another bench of the HC last week, Gawli had appeared before the authorities at Taloja Prison in Navi Mumbai to surrender. However, the prison authorities had refused to admit him in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ali said. After hearing Gawli's application seeking more time to surrender, the court said, "We are of the opinion that one last opportunity should be granted to the applicant (Gawli)."