IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.2644 of 2026

10.03.2026 Between:

Donthi Ranjith Kumar …Petitioner AND The Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Patiala House Court Compound, New Delhi and 3 others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

The petitioner made an application to the respondent-Passport authority seeking renewal of passport vide application No.25- 2055183085; however, the passport authority refused to renew the same on the ground that the police verification revealed adverse report stating that criminal proceedings are pending against the petitioner vide C.C.No.990 of 2024 on the file of learned Principal Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Rajanna Sircilla.

2. Heard Sri Mahesh Mamindla, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt NVR.Rajya Lakshmi, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government representing Sri N.Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri T.Lakshmi Narayana, learned counsel for respondent No.4. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that mere arraignment of the petitioner in a criminal