B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner in the instant writ petition prays for issuance of an appropriate writ particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in retaining the passport of the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of fundamental rights guaranteed by Art. 19 (1) (a) and 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India. The petitioner also prays for issuance of a consequential direction to the respondent to release the passport bearing No. 31575/86 after renewing the same.

( 2 ) THE petitioner in this case, admittedly, is involved in more than one criminal case. Bail is stated to have been granted to him. However, in Cr. No. 67/1992 the learned XXI Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad passed an order granting bail to the petitioner on 1-8-1992 on condition of the petitioner executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000. 00 with two sureties for a like sum each on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the Police, C. C. S. to assist in completing the investigation and the petitioner should surrender his passport before the Court. The passport is surrendered by the petitioner pursuant to the said order passed by

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