Hon’ble Rajiv Gupta, J.—Shashank Gupta S/o Virendra Gupta, R/o B-5, Ground Floor, Sector-33, Noida has filed this writ petition assailing the validity of order dated 14.8.2017 passed by Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Ghaziabad intimating that Passport bearing No. K0144741 issued on 31.10.2011 is impounded under Section 10(3)(e) of the Indian Passport Act, 1967.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is a Software Professional and has to be on tour of various countries in connection with his professional work. He had applied for a passport by means of an application and the concerned Department, after making requisite inquiry, issued Passport bearing No. K0144741 on 31.10.2011. The said Passport is valid up to 31.10.2021.

3. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in the year 2015, there arose dispute between the neighbour and the petitioner over a petty matter of throwing garbage, which resulted in heated arguments at the spur of the moment. However, an FIR was lodged against the petitioner alongwith two others (Sweta Gupta and Virendra Kumar Gupta). The Police, without making proper investigation of the case, i