Passport application with pending criminal cases must be reconsidered after disclosure of details and trial court permission.

An order declining to consider a passport application solely because criminal cases were pending was set aside where the applicant undertook to furnish full and correct particulars and to obtain the necessary trial court permissions for foreign travel. The court held that, on that basis, the refusal could not stand and required fresh consideration of the application in accordance with law after compliance with the stated conditions. The matter was therefore reopened for merits-based consideration, rather than being rejected on the existing footing.

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Issues: Whether the order declining to consider the petitioner's request for issuance of passport on the ground of pending criminal cases required interference, and whether the petitioner could be directed to renew the request with the necessary particulars and permissions.

Analysis: The petitioner expressed willingness to furnish full and correct particulars of the pending criminal cases and to obtain the appropriate orders or permission from the concerned trial courts for travel abroad. In view of that stand, the order refusing consideration of the passport request on the existing footing could not be sustained. The petition was therefore allowed by setting aside the impugned order and by directing fresh consideration of the application in accordance with law after compliance with the stated requirements.

Conclusion: The impugned order was interfered with and the respondent was directed to consider the petitioner's passport application on merits after the petitioner furnished the required details and produced the necessary trial court permissions.

Final Conclusion: The petitioner obtained relief against the refusal order, and the passport request was left open for fresh consideration upon compliance with the stipulated conditions.

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