High Court · 2025

3. The Station House Officer, Uppal Police Station, Uppal, Hyderabad. 4. Smt.Lakkireddy Rajani, W/o. Karthik Reddy, Aged 35 yrs., Occ. Housewife, Rl/o. H.No.3-4-16/14l5, Sri Rama Colony, Rimaithpur, Hyderabad. R4 impleaded as per C.O.dt.18.11.2025 in lA No.2/2025. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondent No.2 in respect of not issuing renewed the Passport No.P4477813 pursuant to the Online Application made by the Petitioner vide Fite No. HY10756l2995625, Apptication Ref.No. 25-1059870968, dated 27.08.2025 on the ground of pending Criminat Case vide C.C.No.1003 ol 2022, on the file ll Additional Junior Civil Judge -cum- Vl Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchat-Malkajgiri (FtR No. 55 of 2022, on the file of Uppal Police Station) as being illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of natural justice and also in violation of procedure laid down under the Passports Act, 1967 and consequently direct the Resf ,tndent No.2 to issue Renewed Passport to the Petitioner by considering Petitior e r's online Application made by the Petitioner vide File No. HY1075612995625, l\)plication Ref.No. 25- '1059870968, dated 27.08.2025 in the interest of justice. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under section 151 cPC praying that in the cir:umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Cot r may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.2 to issue Renewed passpor to the petitioner by considering Petitioner's online Application made by the pe !.itioner vide File No. HY1075612995625, Application Ref.No. 25-1059870968, da -.d 27.08.2O25 inthe interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI K.SAI BABU Counsel forthe Respondents No.1&2 : SMT.ANJALI AGARWAL Counsel for the Respondents No.3 : SRt SR|NIVAS BHUVANAG |1. AGp FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents No.4 : -- The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.33364 ot 2025 Dated:1O.12.2025 Between: Lakkireddy Karthik Reddy, S/o Late Sathyanarayana Reddy, R/o.Ranga Reddy District. AND Union of lndia & 2 others ...Petitioner ...Respondents ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed declaring the action of respondent No.2 in not issuing renewed Passport No: P4477813 pursuant to the online application made by the petitioner vide File No HY1075612995625, Application Ref.No.25-1059870968, dated

27.08.2025 on the ground of pending Criminal case vide C.C.No 1003 of 2022, on the file of the learned ll Additionat Junior Civil Judge-cum-Vl Additional Judicial [Vlagistrate of First Class, lVledchal-Malkajgiri, as rllegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent No.2 to consider the Passport Atr,l,lication of the \ petitioner daled 27.08.2025 and reissue the pas,;port forthwith without reference to the pending criminal case 2, Heard Sri K.Sai Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt.Anjali Agarwal, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 & 2 and Sri Sridhar Bhuvanagiri, lelrned Assistant Government Pleader for Home representing responderrt No.3. 3 Learned counsel for the petitioner subnr ls that mere arraignment of the petitioner in a criminal case canrl'rt be a ground for denial of passport. He relies on the judgment c I this Court in W.P.No.24690 of 2025, dated 03.09 2025.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for Central Gover lment submits that a criminal case vlde C.C.No 1003 of 2022, ott the file of the learned ll Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Vl Adcrtional Judicial lvlagistrate of First Class. Medchal-ttlalkajgiri, is penl ng against the petitioner and therefore, refusal to issue passp{) t as per the Passport Rules cannot be said to be illegal.

5. Be that as it may, considering the judgmenl of lhe coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.35056 of 2023, dated t 2.01 2024 and the purpose for which the passport is being re(lr ested by the (' / I petitioner, this Court directs respondent No.2 to issue the passport to the petitioner on the following conditions i) The petitioner herein shall submit an undeftaking along with an affidavit in C.C.No 1003 of 2022, on the file of the learned ll Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Vl Additional Judicial Magistrate of Frrsf C/ass, Medchal-hrlalkajgiri, stating that he shall not leave lndia during pendency of the said C.C. without permission of the Court and that he shall cooperate with trial Court in concluding the proceedings in the said C.C ii) On filing such an undeftaking as well as affidavit, the trial Courl shall /ssue a ceftified copy of the same within two (2) weeks therefrom iii) The petitioner herein shall submit an application afresh along with ceftified copy of this order as well as the aforesaid undeiakng before the Passpori Officer / Authority concerned for issuance of passport; I iv) On filing such an application, the Passport Officer/ Authority shall consrder the same afresh in the light of the observations made by this Court herein as well as the contents of the undertaking given by the petitioner for lssuance of passpod, in accordance with law, within three (03) weeks from the date of said application; v) On issuance of the passport, the petitioner t;'=rein shall deposit the same before the trial Courl in C C L1o.1003 of 2022 , vi) However, libefty is granted to the petitioner I't'rein to file an application before the learned Ma.gistrat t seeking permission to travel abroad and it is for lt '= learned Magistrate to consider the same in accordance t. r ih law 6 Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Tlt :re shall be no order as to costs

7. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in th s Writ Petition, shall stand closed 'o'iJti'foo,lYH33't+ffi I //TRUE COPY// |-? SECTION OFFICER To,t $"?[,''s3y,3li,i,i'R53;Yliii,il$'.Juiff 2. The Regional Passport Offlcer' 0/o The Regional Passtrr rt Office' D No'8-2- 21 5 to 219,r.1"r' rr#iuni'il;r'i;, kumma"rguda, seci rr'derabad, Telangana - 500003. of Exte'1 at Affairs South "istry J, 4 TheStationHouseofficer,UppalPoliceStation,Uppa|.I1yderabad. One CC to SRI K SAI BABU, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to SMT.ANJALI AGARWAL' SC for Central Gn:rnment tOPUCl One CC to SRI SRIDHAR BHUVANAGIRI' Advocate [(]Pucl 6 7. Two CD CoPies BSK I HIGH COURT DATED:1011212025 CC TODAY lEI.A $' s* h -) !1 l * t +}, ORDER WP.No.33364 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS A