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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 35314

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Murali Purushothaman, J
Jees Paul – Appellant
Versus
Regional Passport Office – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Abi Benny Areeckal, M.A. Joseph Manavalan, Mariya Simon
For the Respondents: Dayasindhu Shreehari N.S., Jibu P. Thomas

Table of Content
1. summary of facts involving employment-based passport requirements and existing criminal litigation. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments regarding the necessity of police verification versus individual rights during pending criminal cases. (Para 3 , 4)
3. court mandate for the issuance of a 'customized police clearance certificate' based on judicial precedent. (Para 5)

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is the holder of an Indian passport. He secured employment in Australia. Accordingly, he applied for issuance of a Police Clearance Certificate. Since there was delay in issuing the Police Clearance Certificate, the petitioner has filed this writ petition for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider his application, expeditiously.

2. The petitioner states that he was an accused in C.C. No. 631 of 2014 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Adimaly. However, by Ext.P2 judgment, the said court acquitted the petitioner. The petitioner further states that he is the 10th accused in C.C. No.1023 of 2023 on the files of the same court and by Ext.P4 order, the court granted him permission to go abroad for a period of two years and exempted him from personal appearance subje

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