..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.530 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.530 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.530 OF 2006 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.726 OF 2001 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.726 OF 2001 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.726 OF 2001 Udyanraje Pratapsinhraje Bhosale ...Applicant. Versus Versus Versus The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ...Respondents. . . . Mr.M.S.Mohite, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr.D.B.Mhaispurkar, APP, for the State. Mr.D.M.Salvi, Advocate for Respondent No.2. . . . CORAM : D.G.DESHPANDE AND CORAM : D.G.DESHPANDE AND CORAM : D.G.DESHPANDE AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATED : MAY 03, 2006. DATED : MAY 03, 2006. DATED : MAY 03, 2006. ORAL ORDER (PER Smt.TAHILRAMANI,J.) . Heard Mr.Mohite learned Advocate for the applicant, Mr.Salvi learned Advocate for respondent No.2-Union of India and Mr.Mhaispurkar learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant was acquitted in a case under Section 302 of IPC by the learned IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Satara in Sessions Case No.35 of 2000. The State preferred an Appeal against the acquittal, which is numbered as Criminal Appeal ..(2).. No.726 of 2001. After admission of the Appeal, the applicant came to be released on bail. 3. Mr.Mohite learned Advocate for the applicant has stated that the applicant has received an invitation to be the Chief Guest at the function to celebrate the Maharana Pratap Singh Jayanti organised by the Shri Akhil Rajput Sabha in Mauritius for inaugurating a statute of Shri Maharana Pratap on 7.5.2006. The said function is to be attended by the Prime Minister and other dignitaries of the said country. The learned Advocate for the applicant has further stated that the applicant has been invited to be the Chief Guest at the said function on account of the fact that he is a direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and it is the desire of the organisers that he be the Chief Guest and all arrangements for the said function have already been made. 4. Mr.Mohite has further stated that however the passport of the applicant had expired. Hence, he made an application for issuance of fresh ..(3).. passport to the Regional Passport Office at Pune. The said application is pending since 2nd July, 2004 vide File No.U004009/04. The applicant has been informed by the Passport Authorities that his application will be considered provided that he obtain necessary permission from the High Court to travel abroad, since Appeal against acquittal is pending against the applicant in this Court. 5. Mr.Mhaispurkar learned APP for the State has stated that looking to the facts and circumstances of this case, the applicant may be permitted to travel abroad i.e. to Mauritius for a period of four weeks, however, some conditions may be imposed on applicant. 6. In this view of the matter, we are inclined to grant permission to the applicant to travel to Mauritius for a period of four weeks. Hence, the order : ORDER ORDER ORDER I. The applicant is granted permission ..(4).. to travel to Mauritius for a period of four weeks. II. The passport authorities shall issue a fresh passport to the applicant which shall be valid for a period of one year. III. The applicant shall furnish to the concerned Police Station the detailed itinerary of his travel to Mauritius i.e. he will inform the approximate date when he is leaving for Mauritius and the date when he shall come back from Mauritius. The applicant shall also inform the address where he will reside when he is at Mauritius and he shall furnish telephone number, on which, he can be contacted during the period that he is in Mauritius. 7. Application is allowed in above terms. 8. Parties to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. Office to issue an authenticated ..(5).. copy of this order, immediately. (D.G.DESHPANDE, J.) (D.G.DESHPANDE, J.) (D.G.DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)