THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.193 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Kona Malleswari seeking relaxation of the condition of depositing her passport before the trial Court as per the order dated 16-01-2010 in Crl.M.P.No.1483 of 2009 in Crime No.312 of 2009 passed by the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Vijayawada. 2. Heard. 3. The petitioner has been seeking relaxation of depositing passport before the trial Court. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is not in possession of the passport and that the police have seized the same and that the petitioner has to search for the same in the house, which is under lock and key of the police. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no objection if the passport is impounded. 5. In the above circumstances, the condition imposed in Criminal M.P. No.1483 of 2009, dated 16-01-2009 stands modified as follows. 6. The petitioner may file an affidavit stating all the facts with regard to the passport and shall give an undertaking that she shall not leave India, pending further orders and she also furnish third party surety to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. The learned Magistrate also may address the authorities concerned to impound the passport as desired by the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. _____________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J January 22, 2010. Note: Issue CC by tomorrow. B/o. KTL