<p>The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, convicted in 2011 for raping his domestic help and currently out on bail, to get his passport renewed for a period of ten years.</p>.<p>A single bench of Justice Amit Borkar noted that Ahuja, who was sentenced to seven years in jail by a court here, has been complying with the conditions imposed on him while he was granted bail in 2011.</p>.<p>The 48-year-old actor had filed an application in the HC stating that at present his passport was being renewed by authorities only for a period of one year which was causing hardships.</p>.HC hears actor Shiney Ahuja's appeal in rape case.<p>Justice Borkar noted that during the pendency of the appeal for suspension of the sentence, the key travel document of Ahuja was renewed on more than six occasions.</p>.<p>"There is no violation of bail conditions. The applicant has made out a case for direction to the passport authority to renew the applicant's passport for ten years," the HC observed.</p>.<p>The bench maintained passport authorities shall not reject Ahuja's application seeking renewal of the passport for a period of ten years on the ground of pendency of his appeal and shall grant the same provided he is otherwise eligible for renewal of the document.</p>.<p>In June 2009, the actor's domestic help had lodged a complaint alleging she was raped by him at his house in Mumbai.</p>.<p>Shiney, arrested on June 14, 2009, was convicted by a trial court in March 2011 for the offence punishable under section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code and directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years.</p>.<p>He had then filed an appeal in the HC and sought suspension of the sentence and to be released on bail. The HC granted him bail in April 2011.</p>.<p>While initially the HC said Ahuja had to seek court's permission to travel abroad, the condition was later relaxed and he was allowed to go overseas as and when required.</p>.<p>The lower court had sentenced the actor after relying on circumstantial evidence though the complainant had turned hostile during the trial. </p>
<p>The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, convicted in 2011 for raping his domestic help and currently out on bail, to get his passport renewed for a period of ten years.</p>.<p>A single bench of Justice Amit Borkar noted that Ahuja, who was sentenced to seven years in jail by a court here, has been complying with the conditions imposed on him while he was granted bail in 2011.</p>.<p>The 48-year-old actor had filed an application in the HC stating that at present his passport was being renewed by authorities only for a period of one year which was causing hardships.</p>.HC hears actor Shiney Ahuja's appeal in rape case.<p>Justice Borkar noted that during the pendency of the appeal for suspension of the sentence, the key travel document of Ahuja was renewed on more than six occasions.</p>.<p>"There is no violation of bail conditions. The applicant has made out a case for direction to the passport authority to renew the applicant's passport for ten years," the HC observed.</p>.<p>The bench maintained passport authorities shall not reject Ahuja's application seeking renewal of the passport for a period of ten years on the ground of pendency of his appeal and shall grant the same provided he is otherwise eligible for renewal of the document.</p>.<p>In June 2009, the actor's domestic help had lodged a complaint alleging she was raped by him at his house in Mumbai.</p>.<p>Shiney, arrested on June 14, 2009, was convicted by a trial court in March 2011 for the offence punishable under section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code and directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years.</p>.<p>He had then filed an appeal in the HC and sought suspension of the sentence and to be released on bail. The HC granted him bail in April 2011.</p>.<p>While initially the HC said Ahuja had to seek court's permission to travel abroad, the condition was later relaxed and he was allowed to go overseas as and when required.</p>.<p>The lower court had sentenced the actor after relying on circumstantial evidence though the complainant had turned hostile during the trial. </p>