2025 (8) TMI 927

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....ify the order dated 6 May 2025, passed in Criminal Writ Petition No.2557 of 2025 and direct the respondent to issue appropriate instructions to the Regional Passport Office to facilitate renewal (for ten years), and hand over of Passport of the petitioner to him in the UAE, in view of his appearance and cooperation with the investigating agency. 3. By a detailed order dated 6 May 2025, passed in Criminal Writ Petition No.2557 of 2025, this Court recorded the peculiar circumstances under which the petitioner/applicant, after approaching the EOW and thereafter the trial Court, was constrained to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court. Such recourse became necessary pursuant to the EOW issuing directions to the Regional Passport Office to wi....

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....ttempts, he has not received any response or explanation from the authorities. The learned Counsel further submits that upon making further enquiries, the petitioner came to understand that the requirement for clearance from the EOW, Mumbai, had been cited as the reason for withholding the passport renewal. This clearance was allegedly necessitated due to an ongoing investigation arising out of FIR No.14 of 2018 ''. ''3. ..... Moreover, the learned Counsel contends that the EOW's act of directing the Regional Passport Office to withhold the renewal of the petitioner/applicant's passport without issuing a summons or initiating any process in accordance with law, is patently arbitrary, disproportionate and contrary to the principles ....

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.... by order dated 9 April 2025. ....'' 4. It is not in dispute that after that, statements of the petitioner/applicant have been recorded as he joined the investigation from the UAE by audio-video electronic means on four different dates, 7 May 2025, 30 May 2025, 4 June 2025 and 5 June 2025, as directed in the said order dated 6 May 2025. In the order dated 6 May 2025, since at that stage the petitioner/applicant had restricted his then request under prayer clause (b) of the petition, instead of keeping the petition pending for considering issuance of directions regarding renewal and handing over of passport in UAE after his joining investigations, the same was disposed of while allowing prayer clause (b) in this regard. Notwithstanding th....