Daler Mehndi allowed use of passport  Patiala (Punjab), Nov 10
(IANS) Bhangra-pop singer Daler Mehndi got a reprieve Monday
when a local court here allowed him use of his passport for
travel abroad.  Mehndi is one of the accused in a human
trafficking case in September 2003 case in which it was alleged
that people would pay money to be part of his musical group to
illegally migrate to other countries.  The complainant in the
case, Bakshish Singh, had pleaded before the trial court that
Mehndi be asked to surrender his passport to the court. Singh
claimed that all other accused had surrendered their passports.
The judge dismissed the petition. The singer was present in the
court during the hearing Monday.  Mehndi's counsel told the
court that Mehndi had several stage performances abroad and
required his passport. He said that Mehndi had been attending
all court