Crl. Rev. no. 1788 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Rev. no. 1788 of 2011 (O&M) Decided on : 26-08-2011 Kuldeep Singh and others ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. A.K.Walia, Advocate for the petitioners MAHESH GROVER, J The prayer of the petitioners is that they be permitted to go abroad as the petitioners no. 1 and 2 have to attend a marriage function within the family which is scheduled for 17.9.2011 and petitioner no.3 has to go to meet newly born child in the family. Learned counsel for the State of Punjab has pointed out that there are already existing directions given by this Court to conclude the trial by the end of September, 2011 and if the petitioners are permitted to go abroad it will be an impediment in the way of the Court to conclude the trial within the stipulated period. On due consideration of the matter and purely on humanitarian grounds, I deem it appropriate to accept the prayer and permit the petitioners to travel abroad subject to the following conditions:- i) that they will participate in the court proceedings till 12.9.2011 and leave on 13.9.2011 & return by 19.9.2011 so as to enable the Court of conclude the Trial within the prescribed period. Crl. Rev. no. 1788 of 2011 (O&M) 2 ii)That they will furnish an undertaking that they will leave the country on 13.9.2011 and return by 19.9.2011. In the eventuality of aforesaid, learned Trial Court shall release the passports of the petitioners subject to the condition that they will submit adequate security/surety in the form of documents of immovable and movable property or in the alternative deposit the original documents of their Fixed Deposit Receipts before the Court which shall be substantial in nature so as to ensure that the petitioners do not evade the process of law. While accepting the documents learned Trial Court shall ensure that they are free from all encumbrances. Trial Court is also free to impose any other condition as it may deem fit in the given set of circumstances. Petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. August 26 , 2011 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge