IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 741 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 741 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 741 OF 2008 Shri Guruprasad Sumanrao Shirsat. ... Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. M.K.Kocharekar for the applicant. Ms.M.H.Mhatre, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. DATED: 2nd May 2008. DATED: 2nd May 2008. DATED: 2nd May 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. In para-5 of the application, two reasons are given by the applicant for his going abroad. Firstly, for availing free abroad travel facility. In other words, he wants to avail leave travel facility which the employer gives to his employees. Second reasons given is that he has to travel abroad for the audit purposes where the offices of the Air India are situated. The reasons sought to be given are running counter to each other. On being asked, Mr.Kocharekar, learned counsel for the applicant submits that presently the applicant is not travelling abroad for audit purposes. The statement made in this behalf is taken on record. 3. Having recorded the above statement, the only reason for going abroad is to avail leave travel facility allowed by the employer. 4. In the present case, the applicant is facing charge of misappropriation to the extent of huge amount. He is on bail subject to the terms and conditions imposed in the order dated 18th September, 2006 passed by this Court. In this view of the matter, the applicant cannot be allowed to go abroad by way of leisure trip. The application is, therefore, liable to be rejected. 5. However, it is made clear that in the event the applicant is deputed by his employer for audit purposes and in the discharge of his duties he is asked to go abroad then it would be open for him to make fresh application annexinf therewith order of the employer together with audit programme with details of the countries to which he would be deputed for the audit purpose. If the petitioner is required to go abroad for the audit purpose this order shall not come in his way. 6. With the aforesaid observations, application is rejected. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE