IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN, J
SULFIKAR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. denial of passport renewal due to absconding. (Para 1 , 3 , 6) |
| 2. court affirms non-renewal of passport to prevent evasion of trial. (Para 2 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. opposition to passport based on abscondence. (Para 4 , 5) |
O R D E R
Dated this the 19th day of November, 2025 This revision petition has been filed under Sections
438 and 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, challenging order dated 04.11.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.1464/2025 in C.C.No.10/2025, (re-numbered from C.C.No.67/2011) arising out of Crime No.VC 02/06/TSR of VACB, Thrissur.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the revision petitioner and the learned Special Public Prosecutor for VACB. Perused the relevant documents.
3. The crux of the matter is denial of the permission sought by the revision petitioner to renew his passport.
4. The learned counsel for the revision petitioner would submit that pendency of criminal case is not a rider to renew the passport.
5. However, the learned Public Prosecutor opposed the prayer, mainly contending that, the revision petitioner herein, who is arrayed as the 8th accused in this crime, had absconded in the year 2011 without the permission of the court and his presence could
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