Criminal Misc.No.M-7524 of 2011(O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M- 7524 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: September 01, 2011 Surinder Kaur ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Sandeep Wadhawan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent – State. Sukhjinder Kaur – respondent No.2 in person with her counsel Mr.Rajbir Singh, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Challenge is to the order dated February 17th, 2011 passed by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Batala (Annexure P5), whereby, application filed by Surinder Kaur – petitioner in case bearing First Information Report No.110 dated November 18th, 2008 under Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station Ghuman, Tehsil Batala, District Gurdaspur to release her passport and allow her to visit abroad was declined. Petitioner is a British citizen. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that in this case, FIR was lodged on the statement of Sukhjinder Kaur – respondent No.2, adopted daughter of the petitioner alleging that her passport, ATM cards and gold ornaments were stolen by the petitioner on October 23rd, 2008. In fact, passport is with the mother of the complainant and she is ready to return the same. Compromise-deed (Annexure P6) has been placed on record. Sukhjinder Kaur – respondent No.2 , who is present in person, has stated that she has received her passport and an amount of Rs.2.5 lacs by way of demand draft No.263950 dated July Criminal Misc.No.M-7524 of 2011(O&M) [ 2 ] 30th, 2011, drawn at Punjab & Sind Bank, RCC Amritsar. She further stated that she has no objection if the passport of the petitioner is released to her to visit abroad. In view of above, petition is accepted. Order, under challenge, is set aside. The Trial Court is directed to release the passport of the petitioner on proper verification and identification, after keeping a photocopy thereof on the record. Surinder Kaur – petitioner is also allowed to visit United Kingdom, subject to the conditions that (i) she shall file an undertaking that she will return on or before October 15th, 2011, (ii) she shall furnish a bank guarantee in the sum of Rs.7,50,000/- and two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. September 01, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE