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Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and on perusal of the record, it is noticed that Section 6 of the Passport Act, 1967 contains the ground for refusal of passport and sub- section (2)(f) thereof which has been attracted in the present case, reads as under:-

"6. Refusal of passports, travel documents etc.-(1) ************ (2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the passport authority shall refuse to issue a passport or travel document for visiting any foreign country under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 5 on any one or more of the following grounds, and on no other ground, namely:-
Section 6(2)(f) of 1967 Act stipulates that "subject to the other provisions of this Act, the passport authority shall refuse to issue a passport or travel document for visiting any HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH foreign country under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 5 on any one or more of the following grounds, and on no other ground, namely, that the proceedings in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed by the applicant are pending before a criminal court in India.