1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 208 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1343 OF 2003 Nazim Hassan Shamsu Zoha Rizvi ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.S.D. Nangre for the Applicant. Mr.A.S. Shitole, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : MAY 3, 2010 P.C. :- 1 This is an application for return of the passport of the applicant for the purpose of making an application to the passport authorities for renewal. 2 It is an admitted position that the passport has already expired on 10th August, 2009. 2 The applicant, therefore, seeks leave of this court to renew the passport after it is handed over to him. 3 Counsel for the respondent submits that if the applicant gives an undertaking to this court to return the passport after its renewal, he may be permitted to apply for renewal. 4 Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant shall file an undertaking to that effect within one week from today. 5 In the result, application is allowed. The Registrar of this Court may return the passport to the applicant. The applicant shall thereafter apply for renewal of the passport and after its renewal, the passport authorities are directed to handover the passport to ACP, D-1 South, D.C.B. C.I.D., Unit- I, Mumbai. 3 6 It is clarified that the passport authorities shall consider the application for renewal on merits and in accordance with law. 7 Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)