ORDER

The petitioner is the 5^th accused in Crime No.675 of 2025 registered with the Mannuthy Police Station, Thrissur alleging the commission of offences punishable under Sections 126 (2), 351, 296(b), 109(1), 121(1) and 121(2) r/w Section 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (‘ BNS ’ in short) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Damages to Public Property Act , 1984.

2. The petitioner has stated in the criminal miscellaneous case that he is totally innocent of the allegations levelled against him. He is only 24 years of age. He has secured an employment in the United Arab Emirates. He does not have a passport till date. Therefore, he proposes to file an application for issuance of passport. However, in view of the pendency of the above case, his application may not be considered without a No Objection Certificate issued by the jurisdictional court. Accordingly, the petitioner filed an application before the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate-III, Thrissur (Trial Court, in short) to issue a No Objection Certificate. But, by Annexure A4 impugned order, the Trial Court had dismissed the application, stating that there are certain cases registered against the petitioner. In