Mahajan gets his passport to honeymoon, but with court rider

Mumbai : According relief to Rahul Mahajan and his wife Dimpy Ganguly, a city court on Tuesday released Mahajan's passport till the end of this month.

The couple, who got married on reality TV show last week, has now been allowed to visit the Maldives for their honeymoon from March 9 and 31. The couple will, however, have to ensure the honeymoon is a strictly "private affair".

The court decided to reinstate Mahajan's passport amid vehement opposition from the prosecution, following an application filed by him on February 16.

Mahajan has been asked to submit a fixed deposit worth Rs 5 lakh in the court as guarantee against the passport. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) P S Malik further imposed a list of conditions on the release of the passport and made it clear that the couple's trip to Maldives must not be an "extension of the show" in which they got married.

ASJ Malik directed Mahajan to ensure there is no shooting involved or the couple's Maldives trip is not telecast. Violation of any of these conditions will lead to forfeiture of the guarantee amount, the court said.

Mahajan, 35, was directed by the court to submit an affidavit stating that the marriage "contracted on March 6 is a bona fide act and not for the purpose of the show" in which he participated, and that now "Rahul Mahajan and Somashree (Dimpy) Ganguly are husband and wife".

Mahajan will also have to give the court an undertaking that his marriage will be registered within two months from now. He will also have to produce the document in court within a week of the registration.

Additional Public Prosecutor Ahmed Khan said since this is Mahajan's second marriage, he could have chosen a destination within India for his honeymoon.

Mahajan had earlier been granted permission by the court to visit Seychelles for his honeymoon after his first marriage to Shweta Singh in 2006. The couple got divorced on August 1, 2008.

Mahajan, who was not accompanied by his wife for Tuesday's proceedings, looked relieved after the order. "I am very happy with the outcome. I just want to pack my bags and leave," he told mediapersons outside the courtroom at the Patiala House court premises.
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