# KISHAN NACHHATTAR SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-07-14
Citation: CWP 2884/2026
Petitioner: KISHAN NACHHATTAR SINGH
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

CWP-2884-2026 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-2884-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.07.2026 Kishan Nachhattar Singh through his lawful attorney Manminder Jit Kaur ….Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Deepak Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Himanshu Bindal, Advocate, for the respondent-Union of India. Mr. Sahil R. Bakshi, AAG, Punjab. **** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner, by instituting the instant writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, prays for issuance of a Mandamus upon respondents No.1 and 2 to re-issue/renew his passport. 2. This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties. 3. Concededly, the petitioner is facing a trial arising out of a criminal case registered in the year 2023. 4. Upon being pointedly asked, in context of the abovesaid position, as to whether, the petitioner has been declared a proclaimed offender, learned counsel for the petitioner is unable to answer the query. So much so, he is also not in a position to apprise this Court of the exact status of the FIR. Further, this Court has posed another que

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