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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

WRIT PETITION No.37396 of 2025

Dated: 30.12.2025

Between:

Lokesh Madhugani

…Petitioner

AND

The Government of India,

Represented by it’s Secretary, SO (DB),

Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi & 2 others

…Respondents

ORDER:

The Writ Petition is filed challenging the inaction of

Respondent No.2 in not renewing the petitioner’s passport vide File

No.HY1075892358025, dated 03.11.2025, on the ground of

pending criminal proceedings in C.C.No.4710 of 2024 on the file of

the learned III Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-III Additional

Judicial Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at

L.B.Nagar.

2. Heard Sri Lingala Sudheer, learned counsel for the petitioner;

learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Perused the

record.

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3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that mere

arraignment of the petitioner in a criminal case cannot be a ground

for denial of passport.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2 submits

that a criminal case vide C.C.No.4710 of 2024 under Section 498-A

IPC, Section 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act on the file of the

learned III Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-III Additional Judicial

Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, is

pending against the petitioner and therefore refusal to issue

passport as per Rules cannot be said to be illegal.

5. Be that as it may, considering the judgment of the coordinate

Bench of this Court in W.P.No.35056 of 2023, dated 02.01.2024,

and the purpose for which the passport is being requested by the

petitioner, this Court directs respondent No.2 to renew the

passport of the petitioner on the following conditions:

i) The petitioner herein shall submit an undertaking along

with an affidavit in C.C.No. 4710 of 2024, pending on the file of

the learned III Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-III Additional

Judicial Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at

L.B.Nagar, stating that he shall not leave India during pendency

of the said C.C., without permission of the trial Court and that he

shall cooperate with trial Court in concluding the proceedings in

the said C.C.

ii) On filing such an undertaking as well as affidavit, the

trial Court shall issue a certified copy of the same within two (2)

weeks therefrom;

iii) The petitioner herein shall submit an application

afresh along with certified copy of this order as well as the

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aforesaid undertaking before the Passport Officer / Authority

concerned for renewal of passport;

iv) On filing such an application, the Passport Officer/

Authority shall consider 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 renewing of the

passport, in accordance with law, within three (03) weeks from

the date of said application;

v) Respondent No.2 shall consider the Passport Rules,

1967 while considering the aforesaid application submitted by

the petitioner;

vi) On issuance of the Passport, the petitioner herein shall

deposit the same before the trial Court in C.C.No.331 of 2019,

pending on the file of the First Class Magistrate at Narsampet;

and

vii) However, liberty is granted to the petitioner herein to

file an application before the learned Magistrate seeking

permission to travel abroad, and it is for the learned Magistrate

to consider the same in accordance with law.

6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be

no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition,

shall stand closed.

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NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA,J

Date:30.12.2025

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

WRIT PETITION No. 37396 of 2025

Dated: 30.12.2025

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