Delhi High Court allows 73-year-old NDPS convict to travel to Mecca for Hajj

In a recent development, the Delhi High Court has granted permission for the renewal of the passport of Syed Abu Ala, a petitioner in Criminal Appeal No. 1294/2010. The court's decision comes in response to an application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking necessary permission for the petitioner to visit Makka-Madina in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Background of the Case: The petitioner had…