: 1 : APPA-887-11 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.887 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.228 OF 2008 Vasant Waman Sawant ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Kankavli Police Station ... Respondent Mr. I.I. Patel for the Applicant. Smt. V.R. Bhosale, APP, for the Respondent. P.I. Babar, the Investigating Officer, Kankavali Police Station, is present. CORAM:V.M. KANADE & A.M. THIPSAY, JJ. DATED :15 TH SEPTEMBER, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The Applicant is seeking permission to go abroad. The Applicant had submitted the relevant documents to the Investigating Officer and the concerned Investigating Officer, i.e. P.I. Babar attached to Kankavali Police Station, who is present in Court, has verified these documents and these documents are found to be genuine. The Applicant was acquitted for the : 2 : APPA-887-11 offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 435, 436, 427, 454 and 380 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. Against the order of acquittal, the State has preferred an Appeal and has filed an application for leave to file Appeal, which was granted by this Court and the Appeal has been admitted. 3. It is submitted that the Applicant’s son is working in a Company situated at California, U.S.A. and he intends to go there for a period of four months. 4. Since the documents submitted by the Applicant have been verified by the Investigating Officer, in our view, the Applicant is entitled to travel abroad for a period of four months after he obtains Visa. The Applicant, however, shall give his itinerary to the Investigating Officer and the places where he intends to stay in U.S.A. along with the contact numbers, telephone numbers, etc. The Applicant shall inform the Investigating Officer after he returns back. 5. It is clarified that the Applicant shall return to India, in any case, within a period of six months from today. 6. The Criminal Application is allowed and disposed of. (A.M. THIPSAY, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)