O R D E R

Dated this the 19^th 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 8^th accused in this crime, had absconded in the year 2011 without the permission of the court and his presence could not be secured for a period of 14 years. The learned Special Public Prosecutor produced objection at the instance of the Dy.S.P., VACB, Thrissur, in which paragraph Nos.1, 2, 4 and 5 are relevant and the same are extracted here