1 cr-apln-3905-10 jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLN. NO. 3905 OF 2010 Achita Singh and Anr. ..Applicants Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Anr. ..Respondents .... Mr. A.H.H.Ponda Adv. with Mr. U.S.Samudrala Adv. for applicants Mr. Y.M.Nakhwa Adv. for CBI Mr. V.B.Konde-Deshmukh A.P.P. for the State .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 6, 2010 P.C.: 1 Heard the learned advocate for the applicants, the learned advocate for the respondent-C.B.I. and the learned APP for the State. 2 Applicants are two sisters who are seeking permission to go abroad. Their father is involved in a case under Sections 7(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Admittedly, the applicants have not been made accused in the said case. 3 The applicant no.1 is seeking permission to go to United 2 cr-apln-3905-10 Kingdom in order to prosecute her studies in LL.M. course at Nottingham University, U.K., whereas the applicant no.2 who is working with ESSAR as Legal Manager on account of her employment, is required to travel to Singapore and other countries in connection with her work. A letter issued by the Company is relied upon which shows that the applicant no. 2 is required to visit Singapore and other countries at short notice as and when required. 4 The learned counsel for the applicants states that applicant no.1 will visit United Kingdom only and no other country and she will file undertaking to that effect in this Court. The period of her visit to U.K. for her studies is from 20.9.2010 to 19.1.2012. Looking to the above facts and that applicant no.1 is not an accused and she is restricting her visit only to United Kingdom for the purpose of her studies, I am inclined to grant permission to her to travel abroad during the period from 12.9.2010 to 31.1.2012. Accordingly, applicant no.1 is permitted to go abroad on the following being furnished to C.B.I. one day prior to her departure to U.K.: (a) xerox copies of the air-tickets, to U.K.; (b) address at which she is going to reside during the period that she is abroad; (c) the contact numbers on which she can be contacted when 3 cr-apln-3905-10 she is abroad; (d) copies of the papers relating to her admission to Nottingham University; 5 As far as the applicant no.2 is concerned, on the applicant no. 2 producing before the C.B.I. a letter from her employer i.e. ESSAR regarding her travel in connection with her employment, she shall be allowed to travel abroad to the country/countries mentioned in the letter and for the duration mentioned therein on the following details being furnished to C.B.I. two days prior to her departure: (a) detail itinerary regarding her travel abroad incluing the departure and arrival dates and countries to be visited. (b) address at which she is going to reside during the period that she is abroad, (c) the contact numbers on which she can be contacted when she is abroad, (d) xerox copies of the air-tickets, to the C.B.I. 6 In addition the applicant no.2 shall deposit an amount of Rs. 50,000/- with C.B.I. prior to leaving India. On her return to India, the amount of Rs.50,000/- shall be returned back to her. The same procedure shall be followed whenever the applicant no.2 is required to 4 cr-apln-3905-10 go abroad in future in connection with her employment. 7 The learned counsel for C.B.I. Stated that these applicants have a joint bank account with their father in India. Their father is an accused in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and investigation in the said case is not yet over, therefore, it may be necessary to make enquiries with these two applicants, hence, if they go abroad it would not be possible to make enquiries with them. In view of this apprehension it is directed that on prior notice being given, one and/or both the applicants as required shall remain present before the C.B.I. on the date indicated in the notice. 8 Application is disposed of in above terms. [ SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]