'No Objection' For Issuance Of Passport To Accused Can Only Be Granted By Court Before Which Criminal Proceedings Are Pending : Jammu and Kashmir High Court

Petitioner’s Passport Renewal Rejected Due to Pending Criminal Case In a recent judgment, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that a person facing a pending criminal case can still get a passport or have it renewed if the concerned criminal court grants a No Objection Certificate (NOC). The Court emphasized that mere pendency of a criminal case is not an absolute bar under the Passport Act, 1967, and the…