P&H: Allows CBI Convict to Renew Passport for 10 Years, Bars Travel Without Court Permission
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed Aman Grover, whose appeal against a CBI conviction is pending, to seek renewal of his passport for the regular validity period of 10 years. Justice Manisha Batra clarified that the order does not permit him to travel abroad.
Grover was convicted in a corruption case and sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment. His appeal has been admitted and his sentence suspended during its pendency. After his passport expired, the Regional Passport Office told him that renewal for the full period required permission from the competent court.
Grover said his daughter was studying...
