1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2080 OF 2005 Dilip P. Patki Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & anr. Respondents Mr.Rajendra Sorankar for petitioner. Mr.D.S.Mhaispurkar, APP for State. Mr.D.N.Salvi, PP for Resp.No.2. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & SMT.R.S.DALVI,JJ. January 20, 2006. P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the affidavit-in-reply filed by the Superintendent from the Passport Office at Thane. It is evident that the petitioner has approached this Court in Criminal Application No.5772 of 2004 and Writ Petition No.1793 of 2004 which are pending before the Single Bench and perhaps challenging the order of process issued by the Court below in Criminal Case No.175 of 2003 and Criminal Case No.490 of 2003. In view of Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967, during the pendency of any criminal case against the applicant, it is mandatory for the authority to reject the application for travel document. However, the Government of India has issued a notification bearing No.570(E) dated 2 25-8-1993 whereby the applicant can approach the Court concerned for permission for issuance of the temporary passport. The petitioner’s remedy is, therefore, before the Single Bench of this Court in the pending application / writ petition so as to seek the directions to the Special Court for deciding his pending applications for issuance of temporary passport permission. . We, therefore, dispose of this petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Single Bench of this Court for appropriate relief. (SMT.R.S.DALVI,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)