Ritu Bala v. Union Of India And Others
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
CWP No. 642 of 2024 Date of Decision:23.01.2024 Ritu Bala ....Petitioner vs.
Union of India and others ....Respondents
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Present:
Mr. Vikram Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Shruti, Central Government Counsel for the Union of India Mr. Inderpreet Singh Kang, AAG, Punjab *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1, The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent No. 3 to issue her passport.
2.
The petitioner vide application dated 28.06.2022 applied for passport. An FIR N
! " " #$ The petitioner has been granted concession of anticipatory bail vide order dated 23.05.2022 passed by this Court in CRM-M-14588 of 2021. As on date police has not filed its report under Section 173 Cr.P.C.
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CWP No. 642 of 2024 -2- 2024:PHHC:008374 3.
Counsel for the petitioner submits that case of the petitioner is squarely covered by judgment of this Court in Mohan Lal @ Mohna vs. Union of India and others 2023 SCC Online P&H 1391 Mr. Inderpreet Singh Kang, AAG, Punjab, on instructions from HC Pal Singh, submits that it is factually correct that till date challan has not been presented against the petitioner.
5.
Faced with this, counsel for Union of India submits that application of the petitioner shall be processed and adjudicated within six weeks from today. In case, passport authority comes to a conclusion that petitioner is not entitled to passport, he would be granted an opportunity of hearing.
6.
In the wake of statement of counsel for Union of India, the instant petition stands disposed of.
(JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE 23.01.2024 paramjit Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No PARAMJIT KAUR SAINI 2024.01.23 04:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document