The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 239] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1972/BHADRA 24, 1894
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MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th September, 1972
G.S.R. 411(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 22 of the Passports Act, 1967 (l5 of 1967), the Central Government, being of the opinion that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts citizens of India, against whom proceedings in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed by them arc pending before a criminal court in India and who produce orders from the court con- cerned permitting them to depart from India or exempting them from personal appearance in such court, from the operation of the provisions of clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 6 of the said Act, subject to the following conditions, namely: —
(i) the passport to be issued to every such citizen shall he issued only for the period, if any, specified in the order of the court referred to above or if no period is specified, in such order, the passport shall be issued for a period of six months and may be renewed for a further period of six months, if the order of the court is not cancelled or modified;
(ii) the said citizen shall give an undertaking in writing to the passport authority that he shall, if required by the court concerned, appear before it at any time during the continuance in force of the passport so issued.
[No. V1/401/50/72.]
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