DAYA CHAUDHARY, J.

1. Petitioner-Bikramjeet Virk has approached this Court by way of filing the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C for setting aside impugned order dated 03.01.2018 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh (Designated Special Court for CBI cases at Chandigarh), whereby, the application filed by him for release of his passport in case FIR No.RCCHG20140019 dated 01.12.2014 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 of IPC and Section 24 of the Emigrants Act, 1983 has been dismissed.

2. Briefly, the facts of the case, as mentioned in the petition, are that while granting regular bail to the petitioner on 17.01.2017 by the trial Court, a condition was imposed to surrender his passport before the trial Court and accordingly he surrendered his passport.

3. Petitioner moved an application for release of his passport which was dismissed vide order dated 03.01.2018 on the ground that the case is at the initial stage and examination of prosecution witnesses is yet to commence after framing of charge and no ground is made out to modify the condition of bail requiring the accused petitioner to surrender his passport at this stage.

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