ARSHDEEP SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

CWP-16303-2026 (O&M) -1- 105 sonrnconcl pctewan IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH KREK CWP-16303-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 Arshdeep Singh ..... Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ..... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present: Mr. Harpal Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kinshuk Nanda, Central Government Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2/UOI. Mr. Navneet Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab. sess sok HARSH BUNGER J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus for directing respondent No.2 to issue the passport to the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that application submitted by the petitioner for issuance of passport is pending consideration before the passport authorities and the same has not been processed, primarily on account of the fact that petitioner was involved in 07 case FIRs; boveoss¢ 14:08 Out of which he was acquitted in 06 cases and only one case is pending | attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-16303-2026 (O&M) -2- bearing FIR No.15 dated 08.07.2024 under Sec