Manoj, v. The Regional Passport Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport re-issue sought while criminal case pending; writ of mandamus under Article 226; petitioner directed to obtain trial Court permission to travel abroad, application to be decided within four weeks; passport authority to proceed in accordance with law on Magistrate's order. Keywords: re-issuance of passport; pending criminal case C.C.No.66 of 2023; Judicial Magistrate Court, Orathanadu Taluk, Thanjavur District; Regional Passport Officer, Trichy; Passport Seva Kendra, Thanjavur; Inspector of Police, Pappanadu Police Station; application Reference No.25-1061557562 dated 17.09.2025; disposed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
No mandamus in the terms prayed for; writ petition disposed of with the observations that the petitioner may seek the trial Court's permission to go abroad (such application to be decided within four weeks) and that the first respondent shall proceed in accordance with law based on the Judicial Magistrate's order; no order as to costs.