:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1786 OF 2007 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1786 OF 2007 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1786 OF 2007 Chillarige Sudhakar ..Petitioner versus Union of India & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Rahul Kadam for the Petitioner. Mr. V. H. Kantharia for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mrs. A. S. Pai, APP for the Respondents - State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and S. A. BOBDE, JJ. S. A. BOBDE, JJ. S. A. BOBDE, JJ. DATE : 22ND JANUARY, 2008. DATE : 22ND JANUARY, 2008. DATE : 22ND JANUARY, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The grievance of the petitioner is that his passport is not renewed although he has made an application in 2006. Counter affidavit is being filed, it is taken on record. It is submitted on behalf of the Passport Officer that there is requirement of law that the petitioner should seek permission from the court as he is facing a trial before the JMFC, Vashi. Since he has not brought permission from that court, his application for renewal of passport could not be processed and the :2: petitioner was informed about this difficulty. 2. In this view of the matter, writ petition is dismissed. However the petitioner is at liberty to move an appropriate application before the concerned court. The court may consider the application on its own merits. (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.)