HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 3234/2025 CM No. 7387/2025 Kapil Gupta …..Petitioner Through: Mr. Vishal Goel, Advocate Vs Union of India & Ors. .…. Respondents Through: Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI with Mr. Eishaan Dadhichi, CGSC CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE ORDER (18.11.2025) 01. The petitioner is a respectful citizen of India who was holding passport No. M7955429 which came to expire on 21.06.2025 by reference to which his renewal application has come to hit roadblock because of presence of FIR No. 0185/2023 of Police Station, Kahanachak, Jammu, which came to be questioned in a petition CRM(M) No. 319/2024 before this Court whereby this Court expressly referred the matter to be a civil dispute while directing investigation to go but chargesheet not to be filed without seeking prior permission of this Court. 02. It is being stated that the investigation has still not been closed to come up with any chargesheet to be laid against Serial No. 162 Supplementary List-1 2 WP(C) No. 3234/2025 the petitioner with the permission of this Court and, therefore, the petitioner cannot be made to suffer a perpetual deprivation in the matter of earning renewal of his passport. 03. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 2-Regional Passport Officer, Jammu, 1st Floor Aquaf Trust Building, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu to consider the renewal of the passport claim of the petitioner notwithstanding the implication of the petitioner in FIR No. 0185/2023 of the Police Station, Kahanachak, Jammu which would have no bearing on the antecedents of the petitioner unless and until other adverse verification reports are operating against the petitioner which is for the respondent No. 2 to attend and consider. 04. Needful exercise related to the renewal of the petitioner’s passport be done within a period of next 30 days. 05. Disposed of. (RAHUL BHARTI) JUDGE JAMMU 18.11.2025 SUNIL Whether the order is speaking ? : Yes/No Whether the order is reportable ? : Yes/No