1. The short question arises for consideration is whether the petitioner's Passport being impounded by the Regional Passport Officer, Chennai vide order dated 05.01.2012 is liable to be interfered with by this Court?

2. The petitioner was informed by the first respondent that his Passport vide No.Z1758388, dated 16.12.2008 valid till 15.12.2018 issued by his office was impounded under Section 10(3)(d) of the Passport Act, 1967 vide the order of the Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai made in C.C.No.6 of 2004, dated 26.07.2010 and the order passed in Crl.M.P.No.2417 of 2008 in C.C.No.6 of 2004 and further vide order dated 11.8.2010 passed by this court in Crl.M.P.No.1 of 2010 in Crl.A.No.476 of 2010 as forwarded by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Branch, Chennai. Therefore, the petitioner was directed to surrender his Passport. If the case referred therein was disposed of, the outcome of the case was directed to be intimated with certified copy of the court order for further process.

3. On receipt of the letter, the petitioner had issued a legal notice dated 21.01.2012 through his counsel alleging that impounding of Passport was aga