Vipul Kant Upadhyayy v. Minisry Of External Affairs Through The Joint Seceretary & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(CRL) 965/2019 VIPUL KANT UPADHYAYY ..... Petitioner Through Mr Amit Khanna, Advocate with Mr Punllt Gaba, Mr Pushkar Katyal, Advocate versus MINISRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS THROUGH THE JOINT SECERETARY & ANR.

..... Respondents Through Mr Ravi Prakash, CGSC with Mr Farman Ali, Advocate for UOI.

Mr Prasanta Varma, SPP for CBI with Mr Amit Singh Kualsa, Mr K.K. Singh, Advocates for R2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

O R D E R

% 16.10.2019 1.

The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent no.1 to release the petitioner's passport. 2.

Mr Ravi Prakash, learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 1, submits that the petitioner's passport was not impounded but was lost. He states that the said passport has since been traced out. He further states that the said passport would be handed over to the petitioner on his approaching the concerned authorities.

3.

The petitioner is directed to approach the Regional Passport Officer on 21.10.2019 at 10.30 a.m. and the petitioner's passport would be handed over to him in person.

4.

No further orders are required to be passed in this petition. 5.

Order dasti under signatures of the Court Master. VIBHU BAKHRU, J OCTOBER 16, 2019 pkv