Ananya Chandan Singh v. State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3422 OF 2022 IN ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1338 OF 2019 Ananya Chandan Singh ..

Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra ..

Respondent Mr. Amey Anil Dange for the Applicant.

Mr. H.J. Dedhia, A.P.P. for the State/Respondent. Mr. Nitin Sakant, Bangur Nagar Police Station. CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE, J.

DATED : 17th OCTOBER, 2022 P.C:- 1.

The learned APP has sought instructions, as directed by the order dated 11/10/2022. He strongly object for permanent deletion of condition no.4 imposed vide order dated 25/06/2019, when the applicant was released on bail in the event of her arrest. Considering that the offence, which is registered against the applicant invoke sections 408 r/w 34 of IPC and sections 43 and 66 of the Information Technology Act, though I am not convinced to delete condition no.4 permanently, at the same time considering the Snail pace at which the trial is progressing, particularly till date even charge has not been framed. I deem it appropriate to direct the Ashish Mhaske

2/2 901 IA 3422.22.doc applicant to prefer an application to the Investigating Officer whenever she wants to travel abroad and upon the itinerary being furnished to the Investigating Officer, he shall release her passport for the limited time, with an undertaking that she shall surrender the passport after she returns back to the country. 2.

Needless to state that as soon as the travel plan and the tickets are produced before the Investigating Officer within 48 hours, he will return her passport, which will enable her to travel abroad. 3.

With the aforesaid direction application is disposed off. ( SMT. BHARATI DANGRE, J.) Ashish Mhaske