Vikas Ashok Shewale v. State Of Maharashtra

43-WP-5631-2024 (CR).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 5631 OF 2024 Vikas Ashok Shewale .... Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent ----- Mr. Gaurav Parkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. H. Yadav, APP, for the Respondent - State. ----- CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.

Digitally signed by SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM Date:

2025.03.26 18:34:47 +0530 SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM DATE : 24th MARCH, 2025.

P.C. :

1.

By this writ petition, the Petitioner is seeking a direction to the learned Special Court, Alibag - Raigad, to decide his pending application for the renewal of his passport.

2.

Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner's passport expired on 24th March, 2024. Accordingly, the Petitioner has filed an application before the Special Court for renewal of the passport, but the said application is still pending. Hence direction be given to the special Court to dispose of his application within a period of two weeks.

Shantanu S. Dhudum 1/2

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It is contention of learned APP that appropriate order be passed.

4.

I have heard both learned counsel.

5.

Considering the submissions of both learned counsel, the Petitioner is seeking disposal of his pending application before the learned Special Court, Alibag - Raigad. If direction is given to the Special Court to dispose of the Petitioner's pending application on its own merit as early as possible this would suffice. 6.

Considering this fact, I pass following order:-

ORDER

i. The Petition is allowed, accordingly.

7.

In view of the above, the petition stands disposed of. ( SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.) Shantanu S. Dhudum 2/2