1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2046 OF 2009 1. Rajendra Mandvia 2. Smt.Dipty Mandvia : Applicants V/s. State of Maharashtra & Anr. : Respondents .... Mr.Subhash Jha i/b. Law Global for the applicants. Ms A.T. Jhaveri, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Mr.Asif Pathan with Mr.Jahangir Khajotia for respondent no.2. ... CORAM : S.A. BOBDE, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 07, 2009. P.C.: 1. The applicants have, inter alia, challenged the order rejecting their application for modification of the bail order dated 7.7.2008. 2. The applicants are charged under section 406, 420, 506 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. While granting bail, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate directed the applicants to deposit their Passports with the Investigating Officer. The applicant no.2 being a British citizen and having her children and parents in the U.K. applied for permission to the Court for modification of that condition. That application has been 2 rejected. Hence, the present application to this Court. 3. Mr.Jha, the learned counsel for the applicants, submitted that the applicant no.2 is a British citizen and it is necessary that this condition should be relaxed so that amongst other things, she can go and attend her aged parents. The learned counsel for the original complainant submitted that being a British citizen, it is possible that she may abuse the process of the Court and, therefore, should impose strict conditions for her return. 4. Having regard to the circumstances of the case and particularly the fact that the husband of the applicant no.2 would remain behind in India, I consider it appropriate in the interest of justice to direct that the applicant no.2 shall be permitted to leave the country and return within a period of three months upon her furnishing an itinerary of her visit to the Investigating Officer and upon furnishing solvent surety in the value of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) before the trial Court. Upon such surety being furnished and the itinerary, the trial Court shall release the Passport of the applicant no.2. The applicant no.2 shall upon return deposit the said Passport with the Investigating Officer within a week from her return. S.A. BOBDE, J.