CRM No. M 22022 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 22022 of 2010 Date of decision: 11.08.2010 Harminder Sekhon alias Neena ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. J S Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K S Pannu, DAG, Punjab for the respondent State -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for permitting the petitioner to visit Canada for a period of four months to look after his family living over there and also to get a regular passport from Edmonton, Canada. It is not disputed that the petitioner was granted permission to go abroad vide order dated 10.03.2010 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana subject to certain conditions. However, the petitioner could not go abroad for the reasons explained in the application. Thereafter, the petitioner filed an application seeking extension of time of his stay at CRM No. M 22022 of 2010 2 abroad w.e.f. 20.07.2010 to 15.10.2010. However, the same was rejected vide order dated 10.06.2010 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana on the ground that the petitioner has not complied with the conditions as imposed in the order dated 10.03.2010 . Learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the petitioner is ready to furnish bank guarantee as directed vide order dated 10.03.2010 and also his full particulars along with address at Canada. In view of the above, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is permitted to visit Canada forthwith subject to his returning back to India by 10.02.2011. Accordingly, the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on the next date of hearing i.e. on 13.08.2010 and the trial Court shall grant him such time to visit Canada subject to complying with the conditions as imposed by it vide order dated 10.03.2010. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge August 11, 2010 mohan