Heard Mr.D.S.Haroon Rasheed, learned counsel for revision petitioner
and Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for first
respondent.
2. The present Criminal Revision Case is filed challenging the order
passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Pattukkottai in Crl.M.P.No.5904 of 2025
dated 09.01.2026, whereby, petitioner’s request for interim custody of the
passport bearing No.Y2460029 was rejected on the premise that investigation is
pending in the said case.
3. Learned counsel for petitioner would submit that petitioner is a third
party. He handed over his original passport to second respondent for securing
job. While so, a case was registered against the second respondent and 8 others
in Crime No.1 of 2024 for the offences under Sections 120(B), 420, 465, 467,
468, 471, 109, 170 of IPC r/w. Sections 12(1)(b), (12)(1A)(a), 12(2) of Passport
Act, 1967, 14(C) Foreigners Act, 1946 and Sections 66C, 66D Information
Technology Act, 2000 alleging that the second respondent along with others
prepared fake Indian passports for Srilankan citizens. Thereafter, petitioner’s
passport was seized from the second respondent. Petitioner has filed
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Crl.MP.No.5904 of 2025 before the Judicial Magistrate, Pattukottai, to grant
interim custody of the said passport and the said petition was dismissed by the
Court below by the impugned order dated 09.01.2026 for the reasons stated
supra. Hence, this Criminal Revision Case has been filed.