Person Facing Criminal Cases Doesn't Need Court's Nod For Passport Issuance; Permission Required In Case Of Foreign Travel: Allahabad HC

Last month, the Allahabad High Court observed that under the Indian Passport Act 1967, a person seeking the issuance of a passport is not required to obtain prior permission from the competent court, even if such a person is facing criminal charges. A Bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal explained that under the 1967 Act, the passport authority has to...