IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.15940 of 2011 Date of Decision.29.08.2011 Mahinder Singh son of Ratti Ram resident of VPO Sitamani, Tehsil Nigdhu, District Karnal .....Petitioner Versus Union of India through its Secretary to Government External Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi and another .....Respondents Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The petitioner states that he would seek for liberty to withdraw the writ petition and approach the Criminal Court before which the case is pending against him to secure permission from the Court to depart from India. The petitioner is at liberty to make such an application before the jurisdictional Magistrate in terms of the notification of the Ministry of External Affairs dated 25.08.1993. 2. The writ petition is dismissed with liberty to prosecute his entitlement in the manner referred to above. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE August 29, 2011 Pankaj*