HARJINDER SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

209 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-37588-2025 Date of Decision : 13.07.2026 HARJINDER SINGH .....Petitioner VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present : Mr. Ajay Pal Singh Rehan, Advocate for the petitioner. None for respondents no.1 and 2-UOI. Mr. Sahil R. Bakshi, AAG, Punjab for the respondents no.3 to 5 KULDEEP TIWARI, J.(Oral) 1. Having argued for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the instant petition, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Illaqa Magistrate/trial court of competent jurisdiction, before whom the criminal proceedings arising out of the FIR, in which he is arrayed as one of the accused, are pending, at first instance, seeking permission to apply for or renew his passport. 2. Dismissed as withdrawn, with the aforesaid liberty. In case, any application seeking permission to apply for or renew of passport is preferred by the petitioner, the Illaqa Magistrate/trial court concerned, shall decide the same, most expeditiously. 3. All pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (KULDEEP TIWARI) July 13,