1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO. 5370 OF 2004 CRI.APPLICATION NO. 5370 OF 2004 CRI.APPLICATION NO. 5370 OF 2004 IN Rev.Appln.No.94/03 IN cc no.232/T/94 Jaywant Pandurang Wadkar ..Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondents. ----- Shri Prakash Naik for the Applicant. Shri A.S. Gadkari, APP for Respondent. ----- CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. DATED : DECEMBER 13, 2004 DATED : DECEMBER 13, 2004 DATED : DECEMBER 13, 2004 PC :- PC :- PC :- . Heard counsel for the parties. . The Applicant prays for direction that the concerned authority be directed to renew the pass-port of the applicant bearing No. E7536342. This application has been filed in view of the requirement under the notification issued by the Ministry of External Affairs dated 25th August, 1993, which provides that the person against whom criminal action is pending, should seek permission of the court before departing from India. The applicant infact has applied for processing his request for pass-port and not for permission to depart from India. It is seen 2 that the revision application against the order of conviction recorded by the court below is pending in this court. The applicant is already released on bail. The applicant’s case is that he is an actor by profession and is required to travel abroad in pursuit of his profession for which purpose, the concerned authority will have to renew the pass-port, which has already expired on 26th November, 2004. It is seen that this court on the earlier occasion issued direction, as prayed in this application on September 3, 2003. Pursuant to which, the Applicant’s request for issuance of pass-port was processed and granted. In these circumstances, there is no difficulty in aceeding to the request of the applicant and to direct the authorities to process the request of the applicant for renewal of his pass- port bearing No. E7536342. That be done as per the rules. . Application is disposed of in the above term. . Parties concerned to act on an authenticated copy of this order. .....