1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2765 OF 2006 Satpalsing Bechansingh Nagul ...Petitioner. Vs. Government of India and 2 Ors. ...Respondents. .... Mr.K.S.Patil, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs.A.S.Pai, Counsel appearing for Respondent No.1-Union of India. Mr.D.S.Mhaispurkar, APP, for Respondent No.2-State. .... CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI AND CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI AND CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATED : JANUARY 19, 2007. DATED : JANUARY 19, 2007. DATED : JANUARY 19, 2007. P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Mr.Patil, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that the copy of the order dated 11th August, 2006 passed by this Court in Criminal Application No.819 of 2006 in Criminal Appeal No.568 of 2005 will be served by the petitioner on the office of the Passport Officer, Passport Office, Thane within a period of one week from today. 2 3. Mrs.A.S.Pai, the learned counsel for Union of India has drawn our attention to the Notification dated 25th August, 1993 issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. She states that the petitioner’s application, if any, will be considered in the light of the said Notification. 4. In the circumstances of the case, we feel that the Petition can be disposed of with the following order which would meet the ends of justice. ORDER i. If the petitioner has made any application for fresh passport, the first respondent shall consider the said application in the light of Notification dated 25th August, 1993 issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi as well as the order of this Court dated 11th August, 2006 passed in Criminal Application No.819 of 2006 in Criminal Appeal No.568 of 2005 expeditiously and at any 3 rate within a period of eight weeks from today. ii. Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. [SMT.RANJANA DESAI,J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.]