Anupam Banerjee v. Union of India and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner sought a direction for issuance of a fresh passport despite a pending criminal case under Sections 419, 420, 406 and 506 of the IPC, where the investigating officer submitted a final report and the Magistrate accepted it, but no final order was passed. The court disposed of the writ petition and directed the petitioner to submit the final report and a certified copy of the order to the Regional Passport Officer, who was to dispose of the application expeditiously, preferably within six weeks, in light of Rahimuddin.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner was directed to submit certified copies of the final report and the court’s order to the Regional Passport Officer, who was directed to dispose of the pending passport application expeditiously, preferably within six weeks, in light of Rahimuddin.