HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.22300 of 2025

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of respondent No.3. With the consent of the parties, the writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer:-

“…declaring the action of Respondent No.2 in rejecting the Application of the petitioner herein under File No.HYJ075243249825 dt.26.06.2025 for renewing the Passport vide No.C1435284 dated 08.08.2024 issued for a period of one year till 07.08.2025 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law thereby directing Respondent No.2 to renew the Passport vide No.C1435284 of Petitioner for a period of 10 years...”

3. The case of the petitioner is that he has applied for renewal of passport vide Application No.C1435284 issued on 08.08.2024 for a period of one year which is going to expire on 07.08.2025. Thereafter, petitioner sent e-mail correspondences, for renewal of passport which has been forwarded to respondent No.2. However, respondent No.2/authorities have rejected the application of the petitioner vide order dated 10.07.2025 on the ground of pendency of criminal case in C.C.No.7789 of 2020 before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said case is false and frivolous case and petitioner was arrayed as Accused No.4. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed.

4. Today when the matter has been taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that while dealing with the similar circumstances, this Court vide order dated 07.04.2025 had disposed of the W.P.No.10352 of 2025 with certain conditions and learned counsel for the petitioner further pray this Court to pass similar order as passed in W.P.No.10352 of 2025.

5. Learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2 reported no objection in passing similar orders.

6. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner and take steps for renewal of the passport in due compliance of the findings of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Vangala Kasturi Rangacharyulu v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2020 Crl.L.J. (SC) 572. The directions are as follows:

(i) The petitioner shall submit an undertaking along with an affidavit before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad in C.C.No.7789 of 2020, stating that the petitioner will not leave India during pendency of the said C.C. without permission of the Court and the petitioner will cooperate with the Trial Court in concluding the criminal proceedings.

(ii) The Trial Court shall issue a certified copy of the undertaking along with an affidavit within Two (2)

weeks from the date of filing of the undertaking.

(iii) The petitioner shall submit the certified copy of the aforesaid undertaking along with the reply/explanation before the concerned Passport Officer for consideration of his application for renewal of passport.

(iv) The Passport Authority shall consider the documents in the light of the observations made by the Court as well as the undertaking and other documents filed by the petitioner. The petitioner shall also be at liberty to rely on the decisions in this regard.

(v) The Passport authority is directed to renew the passport of the petitioner without raising the

objection relating to the pendency of the criminal proceedings before the Trial Court.

(vi) The petitioner shall deposit the original passport before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad in C.C.No.7789 of 2020, after renewal of the passport.

(vii) The petitioner shall be at liberty to file an application before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad in C.C.No.7789 of 2020, seeking permission to travel outside India. The Chief Metropolitan Magistra