Penjara Rakesh v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner challenged a show-cause notice dated 21-08-2026 proposing to impound his passport on the ground of a pending criminal case (CC No. 1185 of 2021 for offences under Sections 353/34 IPC). The Deputy Solicitor General submitted that the petitioner cannot approach the High Court while a criminal case is pending and relied on Maddu Ranjith Kumar v. Union of India, stating the petitioner must approach the trial court for release of passport. The High Court disposed of the writ petition, granting liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the trial court, which shall decide it within one week.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the trial court seeking release of passport; trial court directed to decide such application within one week.