Serial No. 72 SUPPLEMENTARY CAUSE LIST-I HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 912/2025 CM(2404/2025) Irshad Ahmad Sheikh. …Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Sajid Ahmad Bhat, Advocate. Vs. Regional Passport Office & Anr. ...Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Shagufta Maqbool, Advocate vice Mr. T. M. Shamsi, DSGI. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE. ORDER 16.10.2025 01. The petitioner came forward with the institution of this writ petition by reference to a purported cause of action having emanated from the communication dated 28.03.2025 addressed by the Regional Passport Officer, Srinagar to the petitioner referring him to be implicated in a case FIR No. 172/2012 registered by the Police Station, Pattan, in the context whereof he was required to submit acquittal. 02. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at no point of time he was ever summoned by any court of law to stand trial in relation to said FIR and, as such, the petitioner cannot be said to be an accused or undertrial vis-à-vis said FIR and that cannot form the basis for non-consideration of his application for grant of passport. 03. In the above background, this writ petition is disposed with a direction to the respondent No. 2- Station House Officer, Police Station, Pattan to clarify to the respondent No. 1- Regional Passport Officer, Srinagar as to the actual status of FIR No. 172/2012 read with any police challan filed thereunder by reference to the names of the accused involved and the final outcome of the criminal case so filed. 04. Needful to be done by the Station House Officer, Police Station Pattan within a period of one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, whereupon final consideration to be accorded by the respondent No. 1 within next one month. 05. In case if the petitioner would have suffered any fresh adverse reference vis-à-vis him, then the disposal of this writ petition will not be co-related to that aspect. 06. Disposed of. (RAHUL BHARTI) JUDGE SRINAGAR: 16.10.2025 <HAMID=