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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

WRIT PETITION No.39590 of 2025

DATE OF ORDER: 24.12.2025

Between:

Sri Kolli Chandrasekhar Rao

...petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Home

Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, and 4 others

...respondents

ORDER

This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer:-

“to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent

Nos.2 to 4 in not closing/continuing the Look Out Circular issued

against the Petitioner in connection with CC No.2043 of 2023 arising

out of Crime No.913 of 2022 pending on the file of the XIII Addl.

Metropolitan Magistrate Hyderabad as illegal, arbitrary, without

authority of law and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India

and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith close/withdraw

the said LOC”

2. The petitioner is represented by his GPA holder. It is stated that

respondent No.5 is the legally wedded wife of the petitioner, and the

marriage between the petitioner and respondent No.5 was solemnized on

21.11.2021. It is further stated that respondent No.5 filed a complaint against

the petitioner and his family members, and basing on the said complaint an

FIR No.913 of 2022 has been registered at WPS, CCS, Hyderabad, for the

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offences under Sections 498-A and 420 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry

Prohibition Act, and a notice under Section 41A of Cr.P.C was issued to the

petitioner. Thereafter, a charge sheet was filed on 23.01.2023 and the same

was taken on file as C.C.No.2043 of 2023 by the XIII Additional Chief

Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. It is further submitted that without

there being any allegation of non-cooperation by the petitioner, Look Out

Circular (LOC) was initiated against the petitioner on 23.12.2022 within two

days from the date of registration of FIR. Aggrieved by the same, the

petitioner filed W.P.No.30749 of 2023 challenging the said LOC, and this

Court vide order dated 03.11.2023 suspended the LOC for a period of six

weeks and directed the petitioner to appear before the trial Court for recalling

Non-bailable warrants issued in C.C.No.2043 of 2023. Thereafter, the

petitioner appeared before the trial Court and the Non-bailable warrants were

recalled on 12.12.2023 in Crl.M.P.No.7499 of 2023 in C.C.No.2043 of 2023,

subject to certain conditions including surrender of his passport. As the

petitioner has intended to travel abroad, he filed Criminal Petition No.12543

of 2023 before this Court seeking to relax the condition Nos.1 and 2 in order

dated 12.12.2023 in Crl.M.P.No.7499 of 2023 in C.C.No.2043 of 2023, and this

Court vide order dated 20.12.2023 permitted the petitioner to travel abroad

subject to furnishing bank guarantee of Rs.2,00,000/- and an undertaking

before the trial Court that he would appear before the Court as and when his

presence is required. As the petitioner now intends to travel from 26.12.2025

to 05.01.2025, he booked his tickets, and the LOC initiated against him is

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causing great prejudice to him when he arrives at Hyderabad airport.

Questioning the same, this writ petition is filed.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is

cooperating with the enquiry, and he is presenting before the Court in

C.C.No.2043 of 2023 as and when required, and now the matter is posted on

06.02.2026, and at present there is no Presiding Officer. Learned counsel

further submits that the petitioner has complied with the directions of this

Court in order dated 20.12.2023 in Crl.P.No.12543 of 2023. Learned counsel

further submits that the petitioner intends to travel from 26.12.2025 to

05.01.2026, and placed copy of the travel itinerary of the petitioner before this

Court from Salalah, OM on 26.12.2025 at 11:30 PM and would leave

Hyderabad on 05.01.2026 at 08:10 AM.

4. Sri R.Laxmikanth Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for

Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 submits that the petitioner has

complied with the