IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.9854 of 2026

06.04.2026 Between:

Alugubelli Karunakar Reddy and another …Petitioners AND The Union of India, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs Department, South Block, Secretariat, New Delhi and 2 others …Respondents

ORDER:

The petitioners made an application to the respondent-Passport authority seeking renewal of their passport; 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 petitioners in Crime No.56 of 2020 and the case is pending trial vide C.C.No.1502 of 2020 on the file of learned Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kodada.

2. Heard Sri I.V.Radha Krishna Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri K.Karuna Sagar, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government representing Sri N.Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, for respondent Nos.1 and 2.

Perused the record.

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