IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-26465 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision:18.10.2011. Rulda Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Pankaj Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G., Punjab. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) By filing this petition, petitioner seeks direction to the respondent to release his passport bearing No.E6045505, which was taken into possession by the Police in case bearing First Information Report No.1 dated January 4th, 2011 under Sections 406 and 498-A/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station Women Police, District Bathinda. Petitioner filed an application before the trial Court seeking permission to visit Canada, which was dismissed by impugned order dated July 28th, 2011. Learned State counsel assisted by Janak, Assistant Sub Inspector of Police has stated that during investigation, petitioner has been found innocent and as such has not been challaned. In this view of the matter, petition is accepted and the impugned order dated July 28th, 2011 is set aside. Hence, trial Court is directed to release the passport to the petitioner. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 18.10.2011. Ishwar