IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:- 30.01.2026 KARAN ... Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUVIR SEHGAL Present:- Mr. Devansh Khanna, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Neha Sharma, Advocate Senior Panel Counsel for respondents No.1 to 3-UOI.

Mr. Kanav Singla, AAG, Punjab for respondent No.4.

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SUVIR SEHGAL, J. ( ORAL )

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that he has not been issued a Police Clearance Certificate due to pendency of a criminal case against him.

2. Counsel submits that petitioner has a valid passport, Annexure P-3, which is expiring on 13.06.2026. He states that petitioner’s wife is working in New Zealand and that he wants to apply for a work visa to be with her. When he applied for a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC), in furtherance of a visa programme, it was denied as petitioner was named as an accused in two criminal cases registered against him, as is apparent from status report dated

14.02.2025, Annexure P-5. Counsel states that both the criminal cases were registered against petitioner on the allegation of violation of the prohibitory orders passed during COVID. He states that i