[-1-] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL W.P.NO.2366 OF 2008 Mohammad Salim Shaikh Ahmed ..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ... Ms.Pooja Bhojne Adv. for Petitioner Ms.A.A.Mane A.P.P. for the State ... CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE : DECEMBER 4, 2008 DATE : DECEMBER 4, 2008 DATE : DECEMBER 4, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned advocate for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is facing prosecution in a case under Section 498-A of IPC. The case is numbered as CC No. 610/PW/2007 and it is pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 46th Court, Mazgaon, Mumbai. The said case pertains to CR No. 283 of 2006 of Agripada Police Station, Mumbai. The petitioner is seeking permission to go abroad and to enable him to go abroad, he is seeking return of his passport which is deposited with the [-2-] Agripada Police station. 3. The learned advocate for the petitioner states on instructions that as far as the trial is concerned, the petitioner is not disputing his identity and the petitioner is seeking permission to go abroad for a short period of time. She has further submitted that the petitioner will make himself available when the statement under section 313 of Cr.P.C. is to be recorded. In view of these facts, I am inclined to grant temporary permission to the petitioner to go abroad. 4.(i) Permission is granted to the petitioner to go abroad for a period of three months at a time. (ii) The passport be returned to the petitioner for temporary period so as to enable the petitioner to go abroad. (iii) The passport shall be returned to the petitioner on deposit of Rs.25,000/- in this Court as security. The passport to be returned on production of receipt regarding deposit of Rs.25,000/- in this Court. [-3-] (iv) Forty eight hours prior to departure, the petitioner shall intimate in writing to Agripada Police Station the detailed itinerary of his visit abroad including flight number and the address where he will reside abroad as well as his contact numbers on which he can be contacted when abroad. (v) The petitioner shall redeposit his passport with Agripada Police Station within five days of his return to India. On passport being redeposited the amount of Rs.25,000/- be returned to the petitioner. (vi) The same procedure to be followed by the petitioner whenever he wishes to travel abroad. (vii) Parties to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. 5. Petition is disposed of. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]