REVA KHETRAPAL, J.

( 1 ) THE brief facts leading to the filing of the present Writ Petition are that in the intervening night of 07/08. 12. 2006, the petitioner holding an Indian passport No. B-3782415 dated 24th September, 2001, issued from Jallandhar, arrived from U. S. A. by flight No. SQ-408. On his approaching immigration clearance, his passport was scrutinized and it was found that Page numbers 15 to 22 (eight pages) were missing, that is, the pages containing the departure stamp of immigration from India (Amritsar Airport) and the U. S. A. visa. A complaint was received from the Immigration Officer by Police Station I. G. I. Airport, New delhi for the registration of a case, and on the aforesaid complaint of the immigration Officer, FIR No. 695 dated 7th December, 2006 under section 12 of the passports Act, 1967 was registered against the petitioner. The passport of the petitioner and his other travel documents were seized. The petitioner was arrested and subsequently released on bail.

( 2 ) THE petitioner in the present writ petition has averred that he was married to Kisun Shereen on 16th June, 2005 and that his wife is a citizen of u. S. A. He was issued a visa by the