theoracle
Forerunner
For me and two of my colleagues passport was reissued without Police verification, at the PSK they updated the status as Police verification not required.I just had to add my wife's name in passport and my passport wasn't even expired, no address change nothing, still police verification happened for me.
But it was POST verification, which means, it would happen after I get my passport.
Reading their FAQ, I get a feeling Police verification for re-issue will depend to the PSK guys judgement.
Source
Q3:What are various Police Verification modes?
A:There are 2 modes of police verification
Depending on whether an application is for issue of fresh passport or re-issue of passport, Passport Office (PO) shall decide whether Police Verification is required for issuance of Passport to you. In most cases, of issue of fresh passport, pre-police verification would be required, exception being Government servants on submission of 'Identity Certificate' as per Annexure 'B', or minors whose parent(s) hold valid passport etc. In most cases of re-issue, depending on records available in the Passport Seva system, police verification may not be required or only post police verification may be required, exceptions being re-issue of passport in lieu of lost passport or complete change of name.