SH. MUKUL MITTAL vs SR. SUPERINTENDENT POLICY REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE

$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment pronounced on: 02.02.2026 W.P.(C) 6612/2025 SH. MUKUL MITTAL .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Vibhooti Malhotra, Mr. Bhuvnesh Satija, Mr. Udit Sharma and Mr. Aniket Khanduri, Advocates. versus SR. SUPERINTENDENT POLICY REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC along with Mr. Shivam Tiwari, Mr. Umar Hashmi and Ms. Urmila Sharma, Advocates. Mr. Sanjay Pal, GP, UOI. W.P.(C) 701/2025 and CM APPL.34616/2025 NARINDER CHUGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Pahwa, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Akshay Malik, Ms. Sanskriti Shakuntala Gupta and Mr. Shivanshu Gusain, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, Sr. Panel Counsel and Ms. Samiksha, Advocate for UOI. W.P.(C) 1215/2025 HARDEEP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Prabhjyot Singh, Advocate. versus 1. These petitions involve a common issue viz., issuance of passports to persons facing ongoing criminal proceedings. W.P.(C) 6612/2025 2. The petitioner is challenging the order dated 27.02.2025 passed by the respondent, whereby the petitioner’s request for renewal of his passport was rejected. The rejection is