Sanjay Jagannath Malve v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Kolhapur Circuit Bench), M.S. Karnik & Sharmila U. Deshmukh, JJ., order dated 13 October 2025 in Interim Application No. 361 of 2025 in Criminal Appeal No. 419 of 2017 (Sanjay Jagannath Malve v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.). Accused on bail, sentence suspended since 7 May 2024; passport renewal permitted for 5 years despite pending criminal appeal; direction to passport authority to issue NOC; fresh Court permission mandatory before foreign travel; precedent referred: Vangala Kasturi Rangacharyulu v. Central Bureau of Investigation, (2021) SCC OnLine SC 3549.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to renew passport No. K1357694 for 5 years and respondent directed to issue No Objection Certificate (if so required by law), subject to the condition that the applicant obtain prior permission of this Court before undertaking travel outside India.