IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM M-7324 of 2010 Date of Decision:19.4.2010 Sheetal Kaur .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Navjeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G. Punjab. Mr. S.S. Gill, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. Learned counsel for the petitioner has restricted his prayer only to the extent that the passport of the petitioner may be released to enable the petitioner to go abroad. In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the respondent has no objection if the passport is released. In view of the statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and in view of the ratio of the judgment rendered by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Suresh Nanda v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2008 (3) SCC 674 to say that the passport cannot be impounded by the Court under Section 104 Cr.P.C. as the impounding of a passport is provided for in Section 10(3) of the Passport Act, which is a special law while Cr.P.C is a general law, the passport of the petitioner is ordered to be released forthwith subject to the undertaking that the petitioner shall not leave the country without prior permission of the concerned trial Court, where ever required. Disposed of accordingly. 19.4.2010 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE