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JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Sushil Raju Thapar – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner seeks passport renewal despite pending fir. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. conditions for passport issuance amid criminal proceedings. (Para 4) |
| 3. petitioner may approach trial court for resolution. (Para 5 , 6) |
Judgment
Mr. Jagmohan Bansal , J.
The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent to renew his passport.
2. The petitioner was issued passport on 10.03.2014 which is due to expire on 09.03.2024. The petitioner applied for renewal of passport, however, respondent is not processing application because an FIR is pending against the petitioner.
3. An FIR No.0057 dated 13.04.2022, under Sections 294 and 506 of IPC was registered against the petitioner. The police after completing investigation has presented its report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. The Court has already taken cognizance and trial is pending against the petitioner. The Central Government in exercise of power conferred by Section 22 of Passport Act, 1967 has issued notification No.570 dated 25.08.1993 whereby it has been provided that passport may be issued despite pendency of criminal proceedings provided approval is granted b
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