116 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-40448-2025 (O&M) DECIDED ON: 30.07.2025 JASPAL SINGH .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. C.S. Rana, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. J.S. Rattu, DAG, Punjab. **** SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for issuance of directions to the Judicial Magistrate First Class Ludhiana to decide the application dated 29.5.2025 bearing CRM-2609- 2025 (Annexure P-4) moved by the petitioner for issuance of new passport expeditiously in a time bound manner, which is pending since 31.5.2025, in case bearing FIR No. 0133 dated 07.12.2020 (Annexure P-1) registered under section 61, 1, 14 of Excise Act, at Police Station Ladhuwal, District Police Commissionerate. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of the present petition with liberty to pursue the application (Annexure P-4) before the JMIC concerned. Prayer is accepted. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty afore-said. (SANDEEP MOUDGIL) 30.07.2025 JUDGE anuradha Whether speaking/reasoned :Yes/No Whether reportable :Yes/No Anuradha 2025.08.01 23:24 I agree to specified portions of this document