THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.12007 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is a citizen of United Arab Emirates holding passport No. A1801525 and had visited India on Tourist Permit Visa in June, 2008. While so, a case was registered against him on the file of Saidabad Police Station, Hyderabad vide FIR.No.261 of 2008 dated 22.08.2008 and he was arrested and sent to judicial custody. The petitioner’s passport was also seized on 10.09.2008. A charge sheet was filed against him and he was duly tried. However, vide judgment dated 28.12.2010 passed in Sessions Case No. 108 of 2010 by the V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad he was acquitted of all the charges. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted a representation on 07.02.2011 to the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (hereinafter referred to as the ‘FRRO’) i.e., the second respondent seeking permission to leave India. On the same day, a letter was issued by the second respondent to the Station House Officer, Saidabad Police Station seeking the details regarding the acquittal of the petitioner and whether any appeal has been filed or not. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted representations on 18.04.2011 and 19.04.2011 to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Malakpet Division and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Zone Amberpet respectively to submit a report to the FRRO with regard to his acquittal and for grant of permission to leave India. However, till date necessary report has not been submitted by them. Learned counsel for respondent No.1-Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs states, on instructions, that the petitioner’s passport is to expire in the year 2012 and his whole family is staying at Abu Dhabi, UAE and as the petitioner has been acquitted and the Government has also not preferred any appeal, this Court may issue necessary directions to the second respondent to grant exit permit to the petitioner. In view of the aforementioned facts, it is clear that the petitioner stands acquitted of all the charges in Sessions Case No. 108 of 2010 and there are no other cases pending against him. The State has also not filed any appeal against the acquittal of the petitioner. Therefore, there is no reason not to allow the petitioner to leave India. Resultantly, this writ petition is allowed and directions are issued to the second respondent to grant the petitioner exit permit forthwith i.e., within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The petitioner has overstayed in the country because of the reasons which were beyond his control. Therefore, the first and second respondents are directed to condone the period of over stay of the petitioner and permit him to leave the country. No costs. __________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA J. DATE: 29.06.2011 Note: CC by tomorrow lvl THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.12007 OF 2011 Dt. 29.06.2011