COCP No. 1650 of 2007 1 In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh … COCP No. 1650 of 2007(O&M) Date of decision: September 11, 2009 Greesh Sharma and another ..Petitioners Versus Shri Amarjit Singh, Regional Passport Officer, Jalandhar Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg Present: Mr. R.K.Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Rajiv Sharma, Advocate for the respondent ,,, Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) The grievance of the petitioners in this case is that despite the directions dated 13.9.2007 issued by this court in CWP No. 9596 of 2007, the respondents have failed to complete the exercise for issuance of passport to the petitioners. In response to the show cause notice issued by this court, reply by way of an affidavit of Shri Amarjit Singh, Regional Passport Officer, Jalandhar has been filed wherein it has been specifically submitted that in compliance of the orders dated 13.9.2007 passed by this court, the respondent initiated steps for police verification etc. as required under the law and received information from the office of Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur to the effect that FIR No. 103 dated 18.09.2007 has been registered against the petitioners under Sections 353/186/332,324/34 IPC in Police Station Hariana and thus in view of the aforesaid pendency of the criminal case, the respondent was unable to issue the passport to the petitioners. On 12.5.2009, learned counsel for the petitioners had prayed for an adjournment so as to place on record copy of the order passed by the trial COCP No. 1650 of 2007 2 Court in the aforesaid case for the grant of permission to go abroad. Today, Shri R.K.Dadwal, Advocate, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted a certified copy of the order dated 22.4.2009 whereby the application filed by the petitioners in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hoshiarpur for permission to go abroad was dismissed. It is not in dispute that the aforesaid order has not been challenged by the petitioner till date. In view of the aforesaid facts, I find no merit in this petition. Dismissed. Rule discharged. September 11, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) nk JUDGE