Prayagraj, Nov 4 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has observed that if a competent court grants permission to a person accused in a criminal case to travel abroad without specifying the duration, issuing a passport valid for only one year is justified.

A two-judge bench of justices Ajit Kumar and Swarupama Chaturvedi said this while dismissing a plea seeking reissuance of 10-year passport based on an NOC granted by the chief judicial magistrate of Pilibhit.

“Where no specific period is stated in the order of the competent court, the passport may be issued for one year at a time and the said period can be extended by way of renewal as per law if the application is made before the authorities, provided that the applicant has not yet travelled abroad during the court-sanctioned period and tha

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