ORDER :

U. Durga Prasad Rao, J.

1. In this writ petition, the petitioner challenges the letter in Reference No. OBJ/310427239/20 dated 17.11.2020 issued by 3rd respondent refusing to reissue the passport effecting certain changes to existing personal particulars of the petitioner by adding the name of his newly married wife.

2. The petitioner works in a private company, Qatar, Middle East. He married Pravallika on 15.02.2013. It appears, due to some matrimonial bickering his wife gave a report, basing on which, the police of Mahila Police Station, Chittoor registered a case in Cr. No. 7/2015 against the petitioner and his relations under Sections 498(A), 323, 325 r/w 34 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. As he was at Qatar, a NBW was issued against him and charge sheet was filed and case was registered as C.C. No. 281/2015. On 06.02.2017, the petitioner returned to India and he was arrested at Chennai Airport and was handed over by the Airport Authorities to the Station House Officer, Mahila Police Station, Chittoor along with his passport, who came to execute NBW. He was then produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate and in Crl. M.P. No. 1630/2016 the petitione