RAVI THAKUR Versus STATE OF HP CRMP-4959 of 2025 in CRMPM - 1550 of 2024 22.11.2025 Present: Mr. Chandresh Pal, Advocate, for the applicant/petitioner. Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for State. ASI Jasbeer Singh, I.O., Police Station West Shimla, H.P., present in person along with record. Through instant application, permission has been sought by applicant/petitioner to travel abroad pending investigation in FIR No.40/2024 dated 10.03.2024, under Sections 120-B, 171-A, 171-C of IPC read with Sections 7 & 8 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, registered with Police Station Boileauganj, District Shimla, H.P. 2. In terms of order dated 14.11.2025, Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, has placed on record instructions/status report and ASI Jasbeer Singh, I.O., Police Station West Shimla, has come present along with record. 3. Record perused and returned. It is averred in the application that daughter of petitioner is studying in MAHSA University, Malaysia and as such, petitioner herein wants to visit her at Malaysia w.e.f. 27.11.2025 up to 11.12.2025. 4. Having heard learned counsel representing the parties and perused material available on record, this Court is of the view that no prejudice, if any, shall be caused to the prosecution in case petitioner herein is permitted to visit his daughter at Malaysia, who admittedly is studying in University, detailed hereinabove. 5. It is an admitted case of the prosecution that prior to moving the application at hand, applicant/petitioner was permitted vide order dated 28.04.2025 to visit Malaysia to make arrangements for his daughter w.e.f. 30.04.2025 till 05.05.2025 and petitioner after visiting the afore country, came back on due date and presented himself before the investigating agency. 6. Though it has been averred in the status report filed by respondent that in the event of applicant/petitioner being permitted to visit abroad, there is likelihood of him being fleeing from justice, but this Court, having taken note of the fact that applicant/petitioner is Ex-MLA, having huge movable and immovable property in the State of Himachal Pradesh, finds no reason to deny the prayer made on behalf of the applicant/petitioner on the ground, sought to be raised by the respondent/State. 7. 7. Though it is averred in the reply that applicant/petitioner in past has attempted to threaten/influence the investigation, but there is nothing on record to suggest that in such situation, application was ever moved by non-applicant/respondent to get the bail of the applicant/petitioner cancelled. 8. Consequently, in view of the above, present application is allowed and applicant/petitioner is permitted to visit Malaysia from 27.11.2025 to 11.12.2025, subject to the condition that petitioner will come back to India latest by 11.12.2025 and thereafter shall report to the Police Station concerned and join the investigation, enabling the Investigating Agency to conclude the investigation. Application stands disposed of. November 22, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (Rajeev Raturi) Judge