IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 6784 of 2009. Date of Decision: 14th May, 2009. Balwant Singh Petitioner through Mr. S.S.Sodhi and Mr. PPS Duggal, Advocates Versus Union of India & Ors. Respondents through Ms. Aman Preet Sandhu, Advocate Mr. G.S.Atttariwala, Addl.AG, Punjab. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL) The petitioner seeks a direction for issuance of a Passport to him under the Tatkal Scheme. It appears that the petitioner's application for the said Passport is not being entertained by the Regional Passport Office for want of recommendations from by the Local Police. The Local Police, on its turn, has refused to recommend the petitioner's case as FIR No. 38 dated 22.11.2001, under Sections 326/323/506/ 34 IPC was registered against him at Police Station Hambra, District Ludhiana. The petitioner's case is that during the course of investigation, he was found innocent and kept in Column No. 2. Subsequently, on an application under Section 319 Cr.P.C., he has been summoned and that summoning order has been challenged by him before this Court. He further claims that the matter qua him has already been compromised with the complainant. If that is so, there appears to be no legal impediment in the police authorities' way in recommending the case of the petitioner for issuance of a Passport. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the SHO, Police Station, Hambra to verify the afore- stated stand taken on behalf of the petitioner and also as to whether or not any other criminal case is registered against him. If it is found that no other criminal case is registered against the petitioner and his stand in the pending FIR, as noticed above, is correct, the police authorities shall forward his application to the Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh within one week from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Thereafter, the Regional Passport Office shall consider and dispose of the petitioner's application within one week, in accordance with law. As regards the petitioner's prayer for permission to go abroad, he may seek such a relief in the petition filed by him, challenging the summoning order. Disposed of. Dasti. May 14, 2009. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE