IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 16^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2025 / 26TH POUSHA, 1946 CRL.MC NO. 286 OF 2025 CRIME NO.1355/2024 OF KUNDARA POLICE STATION, KOLLAM PETITIONER/ACCUSED (A2):

1 CYRIL MATHEW PANICKER AGED 29 YEARS S/O REJI MATHEW PANICKER, KUNNUVILA PANICKERS VILLA, KAKKOLIL, MULAVANA, KUNDARA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691501 BY ADVS.

K.V.ANIL KUMAR RADHIKA S.ANIL NIJAZ JALEEL RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031

2 THE SATION HOUSE OFFICER KUNDARA POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691501

3 THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, SNSM BUILDING, KARALKADA JUNCTION, PETTA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN – 695024 BY ADVS.

SRI.E.C.BINEESH, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.MINI GOPINATH, CGC FOR R3 THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

16.01.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

C. JAYACHANDRAN, J.

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Crl.M.C. No.286 of 2025 ------------------------------------

Dated, this the 16^th day of January, 2025

ORDER

The petitioner is the 2^nd accused in Crime no.1355/2024 of Kundara Police Station, Kollam. The petitioner seeks renewal of his passport, which expired on 30.06.2021.

2. This Court directed the learned Public Prosecutor to get instructions. It was submitted that the investigation is complete and final report has already been filed on

26.12.2024.

3. In the circumstances, this Court finds no impediment in giving a direction to renew the passport. However, if the petitioner is to leave India on the strength of the renewed passport, the same will be subject to further orders from the trial Court. It is clarified that the petitioner shall seek necessary permission from the trial Court to leave the Country.

4. Subject to the above condition, there will be a direction to the 3^rd respondent to renew the passport of the petitioner for a period of one year.

The Crl.M.C. is disposed of as above.

Sd/-

C. JAYACHANDRAN JUDGE SKP/16-01 APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 286/2025 PETITIONER’S ANNEXURES:

ANNEXURE-A2 A TRUE COPY OF THE BAIL ORDER IN CRL.MC NO.

1770 / 2024 OF HON’BLE PRINCIPAL SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM DATED 26.09.2024 ANNEXURE-A3 A TRUE COPY OF THE PASSPORT OF THE PETITIONER WIDE NO. J6379091 DATED

01.07.2011 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT ANNEXURE-A4 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 10.09.2024 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT ANNEXURE-A5 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 01.08.2024 IN CRL.M.C. NO. 6531 / 2024 RESPONDENTS' ANNEXURES: NIL TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE