THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.3746 of 2009 ORDER: This Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner-de facto complainant Moola Balakoti Reddy seeking to quash the order dated 03.06.2009 passed in Crl.M.P.No.1916 of 2009 in C.C.No.262 of 2008 by the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mahila Court, Hyderabad, wherein the learned Magistrate while allowing the petition directed to release the passport of the accused for a period of six months commencing from 03.06.2009 to 02.12.2009, subject to condition of deposit of Rs.1 lakh each in the name of the Court till redeposit of the passport into Court(on or before 02.12.2009). 2. Heard. 3. It is reported that the presence of the accused is required in USA for giving evidence in judicial proceedings. Material to that extent is produced. Learned counsel for the petitioner strongly opposed the petition contending that the accused are being asked to go to USA only for the purpose of green card proceedings, not for appearing in any judicial proceedings. But, there is no material for the same. It may be true also, still, by taking safeguards for their appearance again, they can be permitted to go to USA for a limited period. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that each of the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.5 lakhs(Rupees five lakhs only), total of Rs.10 lakhs, before the trial Court, i.e., learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mahila Court, Hyderabad, and on such deposit, they shall be permitted to go to USA for a period of three months. The amount deposited shall be kept in Fixed Deposit and in case, the accused fail to turn up within the above period of three months, this amount shall be forfeited and paid to the de facto complainant apart from taking other steps available under law against them for their non-appearance. In case they return with in three months, that amount shall be returned to the petitioners. 5. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 17th February 2010, Rns