Virendra Kumar Nishad v. U.O.I. Ithru. Its Ministry of External Affairs Thru. Its Secy. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
passport application; pendency of criminal trial as bar; offences punishable with less than seven years; Section 6(2)(f) Passport Act 1967; Regional Passport Officer directed to decide; Vangala Kasturi Rangacharyulu vs. Central Bureau of Investigation; Criminal Appeal No(s).1342 of 2017; Supreme Court decision dated 27.09.2021; six weeks timeline; Case Crime No. 0117 of 2022 and Case Crime No. 0146 of 2022; Police Station Indiranagar, Lucknow; Sections 506, 504, 323, 452, 147 IPC and Sections 504, 323 IPC; writ petition disposed of; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:7603-DB.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Regional Passport Officer to decide the petitioner's passport application in the light of the Passport Act, 1967, relevant circulars on the subject and the Supreme Court decision dated 27.09.2021 in Vangala Kasturi Rangacharyulu vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, with expedition, within six weeks from production of a certified copy of the order.