No.16436/2017 before this Court and the same was allowed on 29.11.2017 with the condition that the petitioner would not leave the country without seeking prior permission of the Court. Learned counsel submits that since the proceedings pending before the Trial Court could not proceed for a considerable time and some dispute arose between the family members of the petitioner, i.e., between his sons, at the United States, therefore, in order to resolve the said dispute of the family, the petitioner travelled to the United States and behind his back, the order impugned has been passed on 29.07.2024 and a direction has been issued to impound his passport. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner appeared and surrendered before the Trial Court on 13.08.2024 and applied for getting bail under Section 437 Cr.P.C. However, the said application was rejected by the Trial Court on 13.08.2024. Thereafter, he submitted bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. before the Additional Sessions Judge No.1, Ajmer and the same was allowed on 17.08.2024 and a condition was put that the petitioner will not travel abroad without seeking prior permission of the Court. Learned counsel submits that now the petitioner is not in a position to get his passport renewed, in terms of the order dated 29.07.2024 passed by the Trial Court. Learned counsel submits that learned Trial Court has no power/jurisdiction to pass such an order. This power lies only with the Passport Authority, hence, the impugned order is not sustainable in the eyes of law and the same is liable to be quashed.
