IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.

TUESDAY, THE 25^TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 11935 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S:

ATHUL KRISHNA S S, AGED 24 YEARS, S/O SREEDHARAN, KOKKALLUR VILLAGE, KOILANDY, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673612 BY ADV NIDHI BALACHANDRAN RESPONDENT/S:

1 THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY IT’S SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, PATIALA HOUSE, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110001

2 THE PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, KOZHIKODE, ERANHIPALAM POST, WEST HILL, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673006

3 STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673011 OTHER PRESENT:

SRI. T.C.KRISHNA, SCGC, SRI. SREEJITH V.S., GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

J U D G M E N T

Petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following relief:-

“Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other writ order or direction commanding the 2^nd respondent to issue Police Clearance Certificate making appropriate changes in the specimen contained in Appendix-32 of the Passport Manual.”

2. Learned Central Government Counsel would submit that it does not appear from the reading of the writ petition that any application for Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) has been made by the petitioner. It is submitted that if the petitioner were to make an application of PCC, a customized PCC can be issued to the petitioner as the petitioner is involved in a criminal case.

3. Heard the learned Government pleader also.

4. Having heard the counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Central Government counsel and the learned Government Pleader and having regard to the submissions made as above, this writ petition will stand disposed of, if the petitioner were to make an application for issuance of PCC, the 2^nd respondent shall issue a customised PCC to the petitioner mentioning the details of the criminal case within a period of two weeks from the date on which the application is made by the petitioner.

Writ petition ordered accordingly.

Sd/-

GOPINATH P.

JUDGE AMG APPENDIX OF WP(C) 11935/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO 1003/23 OF NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 20/1/25 IN CMP NO 248/25 IN CC 848/23 ON THE FILE OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-IV, PERAMBRA Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 10/3/25 IN CMP NO 930/25 IN CC 848/23 ON THE FILE OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-IV, PERAMBRA