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.382 of 2007. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.382 of 2007. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.382 of 2007. IN IN IN CRIMINAL REVISION NO.122 OF 2004 CRIMINAL REVISION NO.122 OF 2004 CRIMINAL REVISION NO.122 OF 2004 alongwith alongwith alongwith CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.199 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.199 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.199 OF 2008 IN IN IN CRIMINAL REVISION NO.122 OF 2004 CRIMINAL REVISION NO.122 OF 2004 CRIMINAL REVISION NO.122 OF 2004. Avtarsingh Harnamsingh Sethi ..Applicant versus The Intelligence Officer, Narcotics Control Bureau & Others ..Respondents Mr.V.Z.Kankaria for the Applicant Mr.D.N.Salvi for the Respondents Ms. Alpa Jhaveri for the State CORAM : R.Y.GANOO, J. CORAM : R.Y.GANOO, J. CORAM : R.Y.GANOO, J. DATED : 3rd June, 2008. DATED : 3rd June, 2008. DATED : 3rd June, 2008. P.C. 1. By these two applications the applicant wants that the passport which is presently in the custody of the respondents should be returned to him forever. This is being prayed for in terms of Application No.382 of 2007. By application No.199 of 2008 the prayer was made that the passport should be returned atleast for limited period. -2- 2. Learned Advocate Mr. Kankaria submitted that in the past the passport was returned to the applicant for a short period. In my view it would be proper for the applicant to make a specific application before the learned Special Judge praying for return of the passport forever. If that application is decided and if the applicant is aggrieved by the said order, he can be permitted to file application before this Court. In view of the liberty these two applications will not survive. Hence the Order. ORDER . Applicant to file regular application before the learned Special Judge before whom his case is pending, praying that the passport be returned to him forever. Once such application is filed, the learned Special Judge shall dispose of the said application within a period of 15 days. If the applicant is aggrieved by the order which would be passed by the Special Judge, the applicant would be permitted to file the proper application before this Court. -3- . In view of the above these two application do not survive and are accordingly disposed of. . No views are expressed on merits as regards the prayer of the applicant for return of the passport. (R.Y.Ganoo, J.) (R.Y.Ganoo, J.) (R.Y.Ganoo, J.)