IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2010 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 4273 of 2010(H) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER : ------------------- NUCHIYIL CHALIKANDY HUSSAIN, S/O.LATE AHAMMED, AGED 31 YEARS, N.C.HOSUE, P.O. VENGAD, KANNUR DISTRICT KERALA. BY ADV. MR.P.M.HABEEB RESPONDENTS : ----------------------- 1. PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, KOZHIKODE. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN, ASST.SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.M.A.ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JVT W.P.(C) No.4273 of 2010 APPENDIX Petitioner's Exhibits :- Ext.P1 :- Copy of the relevant page of Old passport of the petitioner. Ext.P1(a) :- Copy of the new passport. Ext.P2 :- Copy of seizure form. Ext.P3 :- Copy of the anticipatory bail Order passed by the Court of Sessions, Thalasserry. Ext.P4 :- Copy of the particulars of Visa. Ext.P5 :- Copy of the Wound Certificate issued from the Indira Gandhi Co- operative Hospital, Thalasserry. Ext.P6 :- Copy of the representation submitted by the Petitioner before the Passport Officer, Kozhikode. Respondent's Exhibits :- NIL. //True Copy// P.A. To Judge T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.4273 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is seeking for a direction to the 1st respondent to release the passport bearing No.G 5436323 within a period of two weeks to report before the employer. It is the case of the petitioner that he is an accused in Crime No.333 of 2007 of Koothuparamba Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 456, 153, 436 read with Section 149 IPC. He was granted anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court, Thalassery, which is evidenced by Exhibit P3 order. Now the case is pending as S.C.No.521/2009. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is working in a shop at Dubai and the visa period will be expiring shortly and he has to report before the employer on 22.03.2010. 3. Learned Government Pleader and the learned Assistant Solicitor General submit that the petitioner will have to move the W.P.(C) No.4273/2010 2 Sessions Court itself for getting appropriate orders in the matter. In that view of the matter, if the petitioner files an application before the Sessions Court, Thalassery, the same will be considered expeditiously and appropriate orders will be passed in the matter. The fact that the petitioner will have to report before the employer before 23.03.2010 will be considered by the Sessions Court for a speedy disposal of the application. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp