#Section 6(2)(f)

Even with ECIR proceedings, the Calcutta High Court allowed a ten-year passport renewal where the applicant satisfied the Section 22 exemption, curbing the blanket one-year limit of Notification GSR 570(E). The ruling aids individuals under investigation seeking longer-valid passports.

Bombay HC rules that bail conditions permitting travel take precedence over GSR 1993 restrictions, allowing a convicted accused to apply for a passport during appeal pendency, provided it is deposited with the Investigating Officer. The judgment clarifies that statutory travel bans do not automatically bar passport applications if bail terms permit.