Court seizes Tytler’s passport, directs CBI to take action

NEW DELHI: A court here on Tuesday seized Congress leader Jagdish Tytler’s passport and directed the CBI for appropriate action after it was revealed that he gave false information during its renewal that no criminal case is pending against him.

Special Judge Bharat Parashar gave Tytler’s passport to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), asking the agency for suitable action as he gave wrong information to the passport office that “no criminal case is pending against me”.However, Tytler’s counsel told the court that it is a bona fide mistake.

He said the wrong information was furnished by the Congress leader’s clerk who ticked the wrong box on the form “by mistake”.

CBI officials told the court that action should be initiated because rules have been violated as the passport was renewed without clearance from the court.

The court expressed its opinion that a First Information Report (FIR) should be registered against Tytler for furnishing false information and getting the passport renewed without getting clearance, but did not pass any order. The court was hearing Tytler’s plea on permission to travel abroad from May 25 to June 2.

Tytler had withdrawn his application in the morning, seeking a NOC for the passport renewal.

Later, the court was apprised that Tytler had already received the renewed passport without procuring the NOC. — IANS