3crn201-10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.201 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3178 OF 2006 Guruprasad Shirsat. ..Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .... Mr.Niranjan Mundargi, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.P.S. Hingorani, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 17th JUNE, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard learned Advocate Mr.Niranjan Mundargi for the applicant on this application for relaxation of the condition of bail regarding deposit of the passport with the investigating officer. 2. Vide order dated 18th September, 2006 this Court allowed the bail application of the applicant along with other co-accused. Condition No.(iii) imposed is regarding applicant 3crn201-10 2 to deposit his passport with the investigating officer before release and such deposit of passport is condition precedent for release on bail. 3. Almost more than four years are lapsed since imposition of such condition. Reportedly, investigation is not yet over. However, now the applicant seeks to avail the facility extended by his employer--Air India of having pleasure trip out of India and for such purpose he needs to submit his passport at the first instance and then to claim such facility. 4. After hearing learned A.P.P. Mr.Hingorani for the State, it is ascertained that though the investigation is continuing, certain conditions can be imposed on the applicant as to asking for permission of the Court while leaving India though the passport may be returned to him. 5. Under these circumstances, present application is allowed with following order :- 3crn201-10 3 :: O R D E R:: [i] The passport of the present applicant be returned to him by the investigating officer. However, additional condition is imposed as to, as and when the applicant wants to leave India he has to seek permission of this Court. [ii] With the above directions, present application is disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.)