IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-16029 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 26th May, 2011 Wilson Masih … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. K.D.S. Sodhi, Advocate for the petitioner. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking a direction to the trial Court to release the passport of the petitioner. Issue notice of motion. On the asking of Court, Mr.Mehardeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. A copy of the petition has been supplied to him and he has gone through the contents of the same. In the present petition, a grievance has been made that an application was filed by the petitioner for release of his passport. Learned counsel has referred to various interim orders passed by the trial Court to state that the said application is not being decided and is being unnecessarily adjourned. It is stated that now the application is fixed for 13th July, 2011. After hearing counsel for the parties, the date of hearing of the application filed by the petitioner before the trial Court is preponed to Criminal Misc. No. M-16029 of 2011 (O&M) 2nd June, 2011. The application shall be decided after hearing all concerned within one week thereafter. With the observations made above, present petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 26, 2011 rps 2