As you have rightly indicated, inform the Court and take permission for renewal of the passport even there's an existing stay order.

You can get your passport renewed by applying for reissue of the same. 

You may have to include the details of pending case against you which will then match with the police clearance certificate. 

If the passport authorities refuse to reissue the passport you can approach court seeking direction to concerned authorities to reissue the passport with or without any condition. 

Merely because case is pending is not ground to deny renewal of passport 

The Bombay High Court recently held that just because a person is under trial in a criminal case, they cannot be denied permission to renew their passport. [Nijal Navin Shah v. State of Maharashtra and Anr]

Since the case is stayed you will have to seek  permission from the high court so that it directs the lower court to hear such permission for the purpose of grant of permission to get passport for a particular period. 

- As per Karnataka High Court , Passport Authority Can't Refuse Renewal/ Re-Issue Citing Pending Criminal Investigation Where Cognizance Is Not Yet Taken.

- Further, as per Delhi High Court, Passport Renewal Cannot Be Denied Citing Criminal Case If there Is Permission From Court .

- Hence, the passport authority cannot deny to renew the passport , however there may be requirement permission of the Court. 

- You can move an application before the trial court /high court for getting permission of the same, if the passport authority refuse to renew the same on the pending cases. 

Dear Client,

In your case, because there is a pending FIR under Section 420 IPC (now section 318 of the BNS, 2023), you shall have to go through particular legal procedures as entailed by the law of India on renewal of passports. A case already pending under the provisions of the concerned court requires notice to the said court regarding the renewal of a passport and obtaining permission therefrom. Even though you have a stay order on the FIR and are allowed to travel abroad, this exempts you not to getting permission for passport renewal.

File an application in the court where your case is pending seeking permission to renew your passport with reasons and an explanation of the circumstances. Such permission by courts generally remains valid unless there is a strong reason to reject the permission. Meanwhile, you should state that you have an already pending case and anticipatory bail for applying to renew your passport so as not to face legal complications later. This procedure, if not followed, might result in refusal of renewals or some legal repercussions.

Therefore, it is preferable to take permission from the court to comply with legal procedure requirements.

I hope this response is beneficial for your situation. If you still have any further queries regarding this matter, do not hesitate to contact us again.