Sri. Harish Kumar v. Vs the Passport Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Harish Kumar V v Passport Officer & Joint Secretary and Chief Passport, MEA; WP No. 19858 of 2025 (GM-PASS); High Court of Karnataka; Justice B M Shyam Prasad; decided 18.08.2025; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; passport renewal/re-issuance rejected; impugned communication dated 05.03.2025; Ref No OBJ/320984021/25; Annexure-J / Annexure-K; Crime No.340/2023; C.C.No.68305/2024; 11th Addl. CMM Mayo Hall Bangalore; Section 498A IPC; estranged spouse; Section 6(2)(f) Passports Act 1967; Central Government Guidelines No.G.S.R. 570(E) dated 25.08.1993; application to criminal court before approaching passport authorities; petition disposed with liberty; re-issuance to be considered at the earliest if travel permitted.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file an application in the pending criminal proceedings (CC No. 68305/2024 before the 11th Addl. CMM, Mayo Hall, Bangalore) seeking expeditious consideration of permission to travel; if the criminal Court permits travel and the petitioner applies for re-issuance, the respondent (Passport Authority) is to consider the request at the earliest. The declaration sought under Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967 and the direction to issue the passport ignoring the pending case were not granted on merits.