IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.366 -M of 2010 DATE OF DECISION : FEBRUARY 18, 2010 RACHHPAL SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Malkeet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed praying for issuance of directions to release the passport of the petitioner, deposited with the Registrar General of this Court, in pursuance to order dated 19.7.1999, passed in CRM 9459-M of 1999. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was involved in case FIR No.69 dated 23.11.1998 under Sections 406, 380, 120-B, Indian Penal Code, and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, Police Station, Nihalsinghwala. The petitioner applied for bail, which was allowed under Section 438, Code of Criminal Procedure, subject to certain conditions. Consequent to the order, the petitioner surrendered the passport Criminal Misc. No.366 -M of 2010 2 to the Registrar General of this Court. It has been brought out that the petitioner has been acquitted vide judgment dated 15.11.2002 (Annexure P-3). The passport, however, has not been returned, hence the petition. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from HC Chamkaur Singh, Police Station, Nihalsinghwala, states that no appeal has been filed in this court and, therefore, the State would have no objection to the release of the passport in favour of the petitioner. Considering the above, the petition is allowed. It is directed that the passport of the petitioner shall be released in his favour. February 18, 2010 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?