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DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Ravulapally Ravindranath – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ.
1. A passport came to be issued to the appellant by the passport authority earlier on 19.02.1983. Upon expiry of the old passport, the appellant claims that a Passport Bearing No.L2774029 was issued on 21.06.2013 which was to remain valid till 20.06.2023.
The appellant claims that he submitted an application dated 27.05.2023 to the respondent authorities for renewal of the passport which was to expire on 20.06.2023.
2. A show-cause notice, dated 14.09.2023, came to be issued by the passport authority seeking an explanation regarding suppression of material information in the passport application regarding the involvement of the appellant in some criminal cases. Needless to say that, according to Section 12 of the Passports Act, 1967, if a person knowingly furnishes any false information or suppresses any material information with a view to obtaining a passport or travel document, it would be an offence which is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.
3. After the receipt of the notice, the stand of the appellant as is reflected from the pleadings is that
The central legal point established in the judgment is that the Passport Authority cannot refuse renewal based on the pendency of criminal cases, as interpreted from the Passports Act, 1967, and rela....
Mere pendency of a criminal case against an applicant cannot justify refusal to renew a passport; the presumption of innocence must be upheld.
The main legal point established is that the pendency of criminal cases should not lead to denial of passport facilities, as per the Passports Act, 1967 and Rule 12 of Passport Rules, 1980, and suppo....
The central legal point established in the judgment is that the pendency of criminal cases should not automatically lead to the refusal of passport renewal, as the provisions of the Passports Act, 19....
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