Mohammad Vasi @ Rangile @ Waseem Ahmad v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry External Affairs New Delhi and 2 Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9999 of 2024 Petitioner :- Mohammad Vasi @ Rangile @ Waseem Ahmad Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Piyush Agnihotri,Gaurav Singh,Sachin Kumar,Shailesh Sachan Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri S.B. Pandey, learned Senior Advocate and D.S.G.I. assisted by Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 and learned A.G.A. for respondent no.3.

¶2After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is stranded at Saudi Arabia and his passport was going to expire and now stands expired. He desires to visit India and would also appear in the criminal case pending in India.

¶3Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 states that for the aforesaid purpose petitioner can move an application to the Jeddah Embassy for emergency certificate under which he can visit India.

¶4The aforesaid statement of learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 are taken on record.

¶5In view thereof, petitioner is permitted to move an application before Embassy of India at Jeddah for grant of an emergency certificate for visiting India and thereafter appear before the Court concerned in the criminal case pending against him. Renewal of the Passport shall be subject to the orders passed by the competent Court in criminal case pending against the petitioner.

¶6The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 20.12.2024 Arti/- [Om Prakash Shukla,J.] [Vivek Chaudhary,J.] High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench