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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/33253/2025allowed

Hardeep Kaur v. State Of Punjab

2025-07-09Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-33253-2025 Date of decision: July 9th, 2025 Hardeep Kaur .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. K.S. Nalwa, Ms. Ashima Attri and Mr. V.S. Bajwa, Advocates for the petitioner.

Mr. Sahil Chaudhary, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J.

(ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition is for setting aside the order dated 26.05.2025 passed by learned Special Judge, Ludhiana, whereby application moved by the petitioner seeking permission to travel to USA has been dismissed, in FIR No.1 dated 10.02.2017 under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the IPC and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, registered at Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana. 2.

Short affidavit of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Bureau Unit, Jalandhar, has been filed in Court, which is taken on record.

3.

While drawing the attention of this Court to paragraph 2 (i) of the petition, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the sole proprietor of HPCL Petrol Pump under the name of Gilco Filling Station, Village Tak Bullarian, District Kapurthala. PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.07.09 16:07 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-33253-2025 -24.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes that the petitioner would return to India on or before 30.08.2025; she may be put to any stringent conditions including forfeiture of the properties to the State (which are detailed in paragraph 2(i) of the petition) in case she does not return to India on or before 30.08.2025 as per her undertaking given before this Court.

5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the relevant material on record.

6.

In the facts and circumstances as enumerated hereinabove, the instant petition is allowed and the order dated 26.05.2025 is set aside. The petitioner is granted permission to travel to USA subject to the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall furnish a personal bond in the sum of `30,00,000/- (Thirty Lakh Rupees Only), before the trial Court.

(ii) The petitioner shall also furnish an affidavit stating therein her complete itinerary including the address where she would be staying in USA along with her contact number during her stay there, to the learned trial Court.

7.

The petitioner shall return to India positively on or before 30.08.2025. It is clarified that in case the petitioner does not abide by the undertaking given in the Court today and does not return on or before 30.08.2025, the properties of the petitioner, detailed in paragraph 3 of this order, shall stand forfeited to the State. July 9th, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.07.09 16:07 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh