IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13274 of 2009 Date of Decision: 28.08.2009 Jagjit Singh Gill Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Gurinder Singh Gill, Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) By filing this writ petition, the petitioner prays that directions be issued to respondent No.2, to release the Passport, which was surrendered by the petitioner, on 22.4.2008. It is further prayed that directions be issued to respondent Nos.3 and 4 to issue a certificate to the petitioner, that no criminal case is pending against him. At the time of arguments, counsel for the petitioner did not press his second prayer. To claim return of the Passport, it has been stated that the Passport was surrendered when a false FIR was recorded against the petitioner. Counsel states that four FIRs were recorded against the petitioner, at the instance of some political personality of the area, out of which, in two, the petitioner has been acquitted and qua two others, cancellation report has been filed by the police, which is pending consideration of the Court. Civil Writ Petition No.13274 of 2009 In view of facts mentioned above, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing directions to respondent No.2, that if it is permissible as per law, Passport of the petitioner be returned to him. If legally, passport cannot be returned to the petitioner, in view of the facts stated in this writ petition, respondent No.2 may pass an order and supply a copy of the same to the petitioner. Needful be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition. 28.08.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2