appa290 -11apeal1006-02.sxw jpc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 290 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1006 OF 2002 Ramesh S. Taurani .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondents Mr. A. H. H. Ponda a/w Apporv V. Singh for the applicant Mr. Y. S. Shinde, APP for the State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS & N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 16th March, 2011. P.C.: 1. This application has been filed in a pending proceedings filed by the State challenging the acquittal of the present applicant. 2. Learned Advocate for the applicant, at the the outset, does not press for the reliefs prayed at prayer clauses (a) and (b). By virtue of the prayer clause (c) to the petition, the applicant has prayed that he be allowed to travel abroad for location haunting of his forthcoming films, as per the proposed itinerary at Exh.AA to the Petition from 05.03.2011 to 20.07.2011. 3. The applicant has annexed several orders passed by this Court permitting the applicant to travel abroad during the pendency of 1 appa290 -11apeal1006-02.sxw the present appeal. Perusal of those orders indicate that this Court had, from time to time, permitted the applicant to travel abroad on the conditions that: I. That the solvent surety submitted to the Prothonotary and senior Master of this Court in the sum of Rs.10,00,000/- (rupees ten lakhs only) which shall be renewed in case it is not valid. II. The applicant shall file undertaking that he would be present on the date when Criminal Appeal No. 1006 of 2002 is taken up for final hearing. III. On his return from each of these countries, he shall submit an affidavit to the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court with a copy to the concerned police station informing that he has returned from the respective country on every occasion. 4. In the light of the several orders which have been passed by this Court from time to time permitting the applicant to travel abroad, we allow this application and permit the applicant to travel abroad on the same conditions which are reproduced above. 5. In addition, the applicant shall submit his itinerary to the concerned police stations. 6. The petitioner seeks liberty to file appropriate application subsequently in respect of reliefs at prayer clauses ((a) and (b). 7. The Application is allowed in the above terms and conditions with liberty as prayed for. ( N. D. DESHPANDE, J. ) ( P.V. HARDAS, J. 2