LOVE SHARMA @ LOVE VERMA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-23746-2026 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 260 CRM-M-23746-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.05.2026 Love Sharma @ Love Verma ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Prateek Sodhi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vivek Sharma, AAG, Punjab. MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 is for setting aside order dated 17.04.2026, passed by the learned trial Court in case arising out of FIR No. 115 dated 07.07.2019, registered under Sections 411, 414, 489-A, 489-B and 489-C of IPC, Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, Section 3 of the Indian Passports Act, Section 14 of the Foreigner Act, 1946, Sections 3, 5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 and Sections 21, 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 at Police Station Gharinda, Amritsar, whereby an application moved by the petitioner seeking permission to travel abroad and for granting permission to apply for issuance/renewal of passport, had been dismissed. 2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his prayer only to the extent of renewal of passport