Sudhakar Gosikonda v. Union of India
Passport law – refusal to renew passport on ground of pending criminal case
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court (Nagesh Bheemapaka J), W.P. No. 27171 of 2025, decided 25.10.2025 - passport renewal denied due to pending criminal case (C.C. 1286/2022, Cr. 265/2021, IPC Ss.447, 290, 323, 427, 506 r/w 34, Warangal); writ disposed with directions to RPO Hyderabad to issue passport subject to trial-court undertaking, two-week certification, fresh application, three-week consideration per Passport Rules 1967, one-year validity, no-overstay undertaking, surrender on return; coordinate Bench W.P. 24154/2025 relied on; W.P. 32906/2023 referred by counsel; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 (Regional Passport Officer, Hyderabad) to issue/renew passport No. N3488605 subject to conditions: (i) undertaking with affidavit in C.C.No.1286 of 2022 not to leave India during pendency without the trial court's permission and to cooperate in concluding the trial; (ii) certified copy thereof from the trial court within two weeks; (iii) fresh application with certified copy of this order and undertaking; (iv) consideration afresh in accordance with law within three weeks in light of this Court's observations; (v) application of the Passport Rules, 1967 as cited; (vi) one-year permission period with an undertaking not to overstay and to surrender the passport on return to India; and (vii) liberty to the trial court to impose other appropriate conditions. No order as to costs; miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed.