ABDUL NAZER N. Vs. STATE OF KERALA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner is the second accused in C.C. No. 345/2021 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court - I, Hosdurg. It is based on a crime of the year 1991. Two of the accused have faced trial in C.C. No. 468/1995. From that period onwards, the petitioner and another accused remained absconding. Thereafter, he was arrested for the case on 23/3/2021 and the case was refiled. He was granted bail, imposing certain conditions; one of the conditions was that he should surrender the passport.

(2.) Now the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his visa will expire within a period of one week and if the passport is not released and he is not allowed to go abroad, his visa will expire and that would adversely affect his career. He has also invited my attention to Crl.M.C. No. 4719/2021 which is a petition for quashing the proceedings on the ground of settlement reached with the defacto complainant. Both the matters were taken together and it is certain that for disposal of Crl.M.C. No. 4719/2021, some more time may require.

(3.) Therefore, the passport of the petitioner can be released for a period of one month on the following conditions:-