Katti Srinivas Reddy v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
passport renewal refused on ground of pending criminal proceedings; Article 226 mandamus against Chief Passport Officer and Regional Passport Office Telangana; File No. HY2076147551524; FIR Cr.No.527 of 2021, Section 307 read with 34 IPC; charge sheet PRC No.122/2023 pending before Principal District Judge, Ranga Reddy District; NOC insistence; Crl.M.P. for passport renewal rejected as beyond jurisdiction (order dated 10.03.2025); similar orders as W.P. No.34165 of 2024; undertaking with affidavit to Principal Sessions Judge; certified copy to Passport Officer within two weeks; renewal without objection to pendency of criminal case; deposit of original passport; liberty to seek foreign travel permission; no costs; miscellaneous applications closed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with conditions and without costs: (i) petitioner to file an undertaking with affidavit before the Principal Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District that he will not leave India during pendency of the criminal case without permission and will cooperate with the trial; (ii) certified copy of the undertaking to be issued within two weeks and submitted by the petitioner to the Passport Officer with his reply/explanation; (iii) Passport Authority to consider the documents and undertaking and to renew the passport without raising the objection of pendency of criminal proceedings; (iv) petitioner to deposit the original passport before the Principal Sessions Judge after renewal; (v) liberty to apply to the Principal Sessions Judge for permission to travel outside India, to be considered in accordance with law. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.