IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA EXTRA ORDINARY APPELLATE JURISDICTION PETITION FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (C) NO.11792 OF 2022 ONKAR NATH SINGH @ SONU SINGH PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)

O R D E R

1. The petitioner herein and the respondent no.5 are husband and wife. In the wedlock a baby girl was born.

2. It appears that matrimonial disputes arose between the parties. The Senior Superintendent, Regional Passport Authority Office, Kolkata issued a show cause notice dated 11.02.2022 calling upon the petitioner to show cause as to why his passport should not be impounded. The issue of passport arose because the husband at the relevant point of time was working in Abu Dhabi. The wife instituted criminal prosecution in which the husband had to furnish Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by C DH atA eN : 2D 0R 2E 5.S 0H 5.01 1 Reason:

bail. One of the terms and conditions of the bail bond was that he would not leave the country. However, he left India for Abu Dhabi. 3. In such circumstances, the wife took up the issue with the Passport Authority.

4. The notice issued by the Passport Authority to the husband was made a subject matter of challenge before the High C