1 1 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1330 OF 2009 Venkat Govind Mekale .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.K.S.Patil i/b Prashant S.Hagare for the applicant. Mrs.P.P.Shinde A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 17TH APRIL, 2009. DATED : 17TH APRIL, 2009. DATED : 17TH APRIL, 2009. P.C.: . Leave to amend. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 3. By this application the applicant is seeking modification of the order passed by this court on 14.11.2007 in criminal application No.3592 of 2007 by which the applicant was directed not to leave the jurisdiction of Kolhapur District without leave of the court. The applicant is charged for the offence punishable under sections 7, 13(1) (d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The applicant was Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax, VAT-1, at Kolhapur. He is presently under suspension. 2 2 2 Mr.Patil, learned counsel for the applicant submits that whenever the applicant leaves headquarter he is required to take permission of the concerned department and in view thereof he submits that the condition imposed by this court may be relaxed. He further submits that more than one and half year has passed and he has observed the said condition strictly. Learned A.P.P. for the State does not oppose relaxation of the condition, however, she submits that a condition may be imposed on the applicant not to leave the headquarter without seeking permission of the department in which he was working at the relevant time. Having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case condition No.III in paragraph 4 of the order dated 14th November, 2007, is deleted. However, the applicant shall not leave the headquarter i.e. District Kolhapur without permission of the concerned department. With these observation the application is disposed of. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)