1 apl.261.11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. Criminal Application No. 261 of 2011 Mr. Manoj Kumar Sinha & ors. ....Applicants v/s. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondents Mr. Niranjan Mundargi for the applicants. Mr. Y.M. Nakhawa-APP for the State. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI, J. 29th July, 2011 PC: The petitioners are challenging the order passed by the learned Special Judge under Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation. The applicants are the permanent employees of Airport Authority of India. Since the applicants are facing criminal prosecution under the aforesaid act, they had applied for grant of permission for obtaining the passport. The said application is rejected on the ground that applicants have not given any details regarding their travel. 2. Shri Nakhawa, the learned APP vehemently opposes the petition on the ground that applicants are facing trials on serious offences. 3. The applicants are permanent employees of air traffic controller. As such I do not find that there is any possibility of they fleeing away from the hands of justice. In any case while travelling abroad, they are required to take permission of Special Judge. 2 apl.261.11.sxw 4. In that view of the matter I find that the application for grant of no objection for obtaining the passport ought to have been allowed. 5. Rule is, therefore, made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). (B.R. GAVAI, J)