* 1 * Cri.Appln. 13.2011 17.1.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 13 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2204 OF 2010 Subhashchandra Aminechand Bhalwal .......Applicant V/S. The State of Maharashtra & anr. .........Respondents * * * * * * Mr. Ganesh Gole, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. A.S. Gadkari, Advocate for the respondent no.1. Mrs. U.V. Kezriwal, APP for State-respondent no.2. Coram : Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J. 17 January, 2011. P.C. : 1. The applicant herein is an accused in Special Case No. 1 of 2010 arising out FIR No. RC/BAI/2007/A0045 dated 31st December, 2007 registered at CBI, ACB, Mumbai for the offences punishable under Sections 120B read with 420 Indian Penal Code and u/s. 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He * 2 * Cri.Appln. 13.2011 17.1.2011 has filed the main Criminal Application herein for quashing of the proceedings. The present application is filed seek for permission to travel abroad. The applicant claims to be a member of Senior “ Lions Leadership Institute , Colombo, Sri Lanka which is a social ” organization engaged in working towards the betterment of society at large. The applicant is a District Cabinet Secretary at its New Mumbai Club. 2. The applicant desires to attend an international seminar at Colombo from 20th to 23rd January, 2011 as he has been selected from his district to attend the Seminar. The details of the Seminar have been stated at paragraph-4 of the application. 3. Considering the reason for travelling abroad and the fact that the applicant is an advocate practicing in this Court, there can be no difficulty in allowing the application and permitting him to leave India for a limited period. Hence, the application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). [Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J]