Pramodini Vikram Ganjawala v. The State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.201 OF 2015 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.525 OF 2012 Pramodini Vikram Ganjawala ...

Applicant V/s.

The State of Maharashtra ...

Respondent .....

Mr.Niranjan Mogre i/b. Mr.S.M.Gorwadkar, Advocate for the Applicant.

Mr.Deepak Thakre, APP for the Respondent/State. ....

CORAM :

ABHAY M. THIPSAY J.

DATED :

17TH FEBRUARY, 2015 P.C.

1.

Heard Mr.Mogre, the learned counsel for the applicant. Heard Mr.Thakre, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, for the respondent/State.

2.

The applicant intends to go out of India during the period from June, 2015 to August, 2015. In the ordinary course, the appeal is not likely to be taken up for final hearing during this period. The applicant through her counsel undertakes before me to remain present at the time of hearing of the appeal through her 1/3

counsel and even in person, if so required by this court. 3.

Considering this, I am inclined to allow the application subject to certain conditions.

1) The applicant is permitted to depart from India and be away from India during the period from 1st June 2015 till 15th August 2015 subject to the following conditions : i) The applicant shall furnish additional security in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- by furnishing a surety in that amount or cash of RS.1,00,000/- in lieu of surety,for her appearance before this Court during the pendency of the appeal. ii) The applicant shall not visit any country except the United States of America.

iii) The applicant shall give at least 72 hours previous notice in writing to the Senior Inspector of Police, Tardeo Police Station and to the office of the Public Prosecutor, before her actual departure from India giving details such as Flight No., Ticket No., place of destination, etc. iv) The applicant shall furnish to the Senior Inspector of Police, Tardeo Police Station and to the office of the 2/3

Public Prosecutor the address, where the applicant would be staying while in United State of America and her contact numbers abroad.

v) The applicant shall return to India on or before 15th August 2015 and shall report of her having returned to his Court, under intimation to the Senior Inspector of Police, Tardeo Police Station.

vi) The applicant shall deposit her passport with the Tardeo Police Station within a period of 10 days from her return to India.

4.

The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. (ABHAY M. THIPSAY J.) 3/3