Court directs filing of charge sheets in pending criminal cases before considering foreign travel permission in writ petition.

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to travel abroad holding passport bearing No. Y3569282 and E-Visa Entry Permit bearing No.201/2026/87215993.

2. According to the petitioner, the petitioner made an application for grant of VISA, however, the same was not considered, hence the present Writ Petition has been filed.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that out of three cases, which are pending against the petitioner, one case was already disposed of and two cases are pending.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 3 and 4 would submit that the charge sheet is made ready and this Court may issue a direction to file a charge sheet within a period of three weeks. He would further submit that out of three cases, two cases are pending investigation, viz., Crime No.1702 of 2017 for offences under Sections 25(1a) Arms Act, 336, 341, 397, 506(2) of IPC and Crime No.1463 of

2017 for offences under Sections 379 IPC @ 395, 397, 506(1) IPC.

5. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for appearing for the respondents 3 and 4 and perused the documents placed on record.

6. It is to be noted that the petitioner herein made an application for grant of VISA and the same has not been considered. Besides the above, it is the contention of the petitioner that though three cases are pending against the petitioner, one was already disposed of and only two cases are pending against the petitioner, for which, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 3 and 4 would submit that the charge sheet is ready and the same would be filed before the concerned magistrate. That apart, on a perusal of the entire documents placed on record, it is seen that three cases are registered against the petitioner, out of which, two cases are pending against the petitioner, viz., Crime No.1702 of 2017 for offences under Sections 25(1a) Arms Act, 336, 341, 397, 506(2) of IPC and Crime No.1463 of

2017 for offences under Sections 379 IPC @ 395, 397, 506(1) IPC..

7. Considering the above said facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to direct the respondent-police, viz., 3 and 4, to file a charge sheet within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the petitioner is at liberty to make application before the concerned magistrate in the manner known to law.

With the above direction, the present Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.