Criminal Misc. No.803-M of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No.803-M of 2008 Date of Decision:30.01.2008 Jagtar Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. H.s.Dhindsa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab. **** RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in the present petition is for permission to go abroad for four weeks during the pendency of the trial in FIR No.61 dated 12.5.2004. The charges against the petitioner in the FIR are that he had uprooted the Tahli worth Rs.3,000/- and had stolen cement pillars worth Rs.720/-. He has also demolished government passage. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations against the petitioner have been levelled only because of party faction in the village. He has to go to U.K to attend wedding anniversary of his daughter and son-in-law on 10.2.2008 and he undertakes to come back in four weeks and, thereafter, surrender his passport with the Court below. According to him, he had already applied for the passport and the same is pending consideration with the authority. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that seeing the allegations against the petitioner, he should not be permitted to leave the country as otherwise the trial will not proceed. The case now is fixed for 19.2.2008 for framing of charge. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, it seems that the allegations are only misappropriation of property of small amount. Without opining on the merits of the controversy, I permit the petitioner to visit UK Criminal Misc. No.803-M of 2008 -2- for a period of four weeks subject to the conditions that he will come back on or before 10.3.2008 and surrender his passport with the trial Court immediately thereafter. The petition is disposed of accordingly. January 30, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE