2025:KER:27632 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 11TH CHAITHRA, 1947 CRL.MC NO. 2494 OF 2025 CRIME NO.301/2017 OF PEROORKADA POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.02.2025 IN CRMP NO.122 OF 2025 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS IV (MOBILE), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1: 1 SUNIL SHAJAHAN AGED 41 YEARS S/O. SHAJAHAN, TC 3/1488/(2), NSP 118, NSP NAGAR, KESAVADASAPURAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695004 BY ADVS. K.REEHA KHADER SREELAKSHMI SABU UMMUL FADLA T. HASANATH P. RESPONDENTS/STATE & DEFACTO COMPLAINANT: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031 2 REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SNSM BUILDING, PETTA, KARALKADA JN, P.O, KAITHAMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA 695024, PIN - 695024 SRI. E.C. BINEESH (PP) Crl.M.C.No.2494 of 2025 2025:KER:27632 - 2 - THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ORDERS ON 01.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Crl.M.C.No.2494 of 2025 2025:KER:27632 - 3 - C. JAYACHANDRAN, J. ------------------------------------ Crl.M.C. No.2494 of 2025 ------------------------------------ Dated, this the 01st day of April, 2025 ORDER The petitioner is the 1st accused in C.C. No.1409/2018 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-IV (Mobile), Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioner is aggrieved by Annexure-A2 Order, which stipulated the period for renewal of petitioner’s passport as one year in terms of Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967. Learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that, to pursue his employment opportunity abroad, the period of passport should be not less than three years. 2. Having heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, this Court is of the opinion that the period of the passport can be stipulated at two years for the purpose of exemption under Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act. The interest of the prosecution will be amply served, if it is Crl.M.C.No.2494 of 2025 2025:KER:27632 - 4 - pre-conditioned that the petitioner shall not leave India, except with written permission of the trial court. 3. In the circumstances, Annexure-A2 is modified by stipulating the period in the passport for the purpose of exemption under Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act as two years (instead of one year), which period will commence from the date of this Order. There is no interference, whatsoever, with Annexure-A2, except to the extent indicated above. It is further expressly stipulated that the petitioner shall seek specific permission from the trial court before leaving India. The Crl.M.C. is disposed of as above. Sd/- C. JAYACHANDRAN JUDGE SKP/01-04 Crl.M.C.No.2494 of 2025 2025:KER:27632 - 5 - APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 2494/2025 PETITIONER’S ANNEXURES: ANNEXURE A1 TRUE COPY OF THE FIR DATED 17-02-2017 OF PEROORKKADA POLICE STATION CRIME IN CRIME NO. 301 OF 2017 ANNEXURE A2 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 03-02- 2025 OF CMP 122/ 2025 IN CC 1409/2018 RESPONDENTS' ANNEXURES: NIL TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE