Singh, who was facing charges in disproportionate assets case, had filed an application seeking for renewal of his passport as he wanted to travel to Dubai
A former minister in the state government, Kripa Shankar Singh, was allowed to renew his passport by the special Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) court last week.
The court held that the accused was a minister once upon a time and there is no chance that he will escape from the law. So, there is no reason why his passport should not be renewed.
The court rejected the plea made by the prosecution when it stated that the passport authority is not impleaded and also the matter is a serious one. Singh, who was facing charges for disproportionate assets, had filed an application seeking for renewal of his passport as he wanted to travel to Dubai.
The court in its orders held, "No doubt, the prosecution opposed the application that the offence is a serious one, but, again there is nothing on record to say that the accused may not return back. The accused was once a minister in the Government of Maharashtra and has permanent residency as well as property in India. Therefore, his fleeing away from justice does not appear to be probable one. Hence, in my view, the application needs to be allowed so as to issue a no-objection certificate for renewal of his passport."
Singh in his application held that his passport is expiring in January 2018. The application reads, "As per rules and regulations and circular of the authority if any person wants to travel abroad then his passport should be valid for the next six months from the date of his travel. Singh wants to travel to Dubai from October 18, 2017, to October 28, 2017. As such, his passport would not be in force for next six months from the date of his travel. Furthermore, as per the rules and regulations, policy, and circular, if any criminal case is pending then the passport cannot be renewed unless a permission is received from the court, thus seeking for NOC."
A charge sheet was filed against Kripa Shankar Singh, his wife Maltidevi, his son Narendra Mohan Singh, his daughter-in-law Ankita Singh and his son-in-law Vijay Singh for money laundering.
THE CASE
- Singh, who was facing charges in DA case, had filed an application seeking for renewal of his passport as he wanted to travel to Dubai.
- Despite prosecution opposing, the court held that there is no reason to not allow the renewal of his passport.
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