Mohamed Ismail Nasuruddin v. the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Exit permit; Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) Chennai; OCI Card; Malaysian Passport; quashing of FIR; Crime No.69 of 2024; CCB-II Chennai; Passport Act 1967 Section 12(1)(b); IPC Sections 420, 468, 471; fabrication of Aadhar Card and voter ID; Indian Passport for Haj Pilgrimage Trip; Article 226 writ of mandamus; medical treatment in Saudi Arabia; bail; passport seized; wife deceased; investigation pending over two years without final report. Writ Petition Criminal under Article 226 by Mohamed Ismail Nasuruddin, a Malaysian national of Indian origin with an OCI card, whose exit-permit application (ID2109259J5020 dated 21.09.2025) and representations (dated 29.09.2025) to the FRRO remained pending while FIR Crime No.69 of 2024 stayed uninvestigated; the Madras High Court, though no quash petition was filed, quashed the FIR in the interest of justice, permitted travel to Saudi Arabia on the Malaysian passport, and found no OCI impediment. Allowed, no costs (25-06-2026, G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.).