IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2007 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.MC.No. 3925 of 2006() ------------------------- CRIME NO.453/06 OF KONDOTTY POLICE STATION CMP 3985/06 J.F.C.M. MALAPPURAM PETITIONER: ------------ THANSEER, S/O.IBRAYI, KARIMBAKANDI HOUSE, KOTTAPPALLY, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENTS: STATE: ------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KONDOTTY POLICE STATION, THROUGH THES PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. ADDL. R2. THE REGIONALPASSPORT OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. (IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT.2.1.07 IN CR4L.M.A. 7427/06.) BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U.NAZAR SRI.DINESHRAO THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No. 3925 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of March, 2007 O R D E R The learned A.S.G.I., on instructions, submits that the petitioner shall be at liberty to surrender his passport before the Embassy of India at Abudhabi and submit an application for issue of a duplicate passport showing the reasons thereof. The needful shall be done by the officials at the Embassy to issue duplicate passport to the petitioner in accordance with law. 2. The petitioner's passport is required to facilitate investigation into the genuineness/forgery of the endorsement of “emigration clearance not required” in the passport. The officials of the Embassy must also co-operate so that the investigation into the crime can proceed expeditiously. The original passport of the petitioner shall be produced before the learned Magistrate by the petitioner immediately after it is returned to him or the same can be forwarded to the learned J.F.C.M., Malappuram by the Embassy officials. The passport shall be surrendered by the petitioner before the Embassy within a period of 45 days from this date and intimation given to the learned Magistrate of such surrender. Crl.M.C.No. 3925 of 2006 2 2. The Crl.M.C. is, in these circumstances, allowed in part. The above directions are issued. (R. BASANT) Judge tm