Andhra Pradesh High Court

WP/26020/2025 of THOMALA SUMANTH Vs BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION on 14 April 2026

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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO: 26020/2025 Between: 1. THOMALA SUMANTH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION- BUSINESS,

APHC010496692025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION NO: 26020/2025

Between:

1. THOMALA SUMANTH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION- BUSINESS, R/0- FLAT NO.501/A, MALLIKARJUNA SCION HEIGHTS

NEARCHINTAL

MARKET,

QUTUBULLAPUR,

RANGAREDDY

DISTRICT.

2. THOMALA PAVANI, W/0 THOMALA SUMANTH AGED ABOUT 41

YEARS,OCCUPATION-

BUSINESS,

R/O-FLAT

NO.501/A,MALLIKARJUNASCION

HEIGHTS,

NEAR

CHINTAL

MARKET, QUTUBULLAPUR, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. BUREAU

OF

IMMIGRATION,

REPRESENTED

BY

ITS

COMMISSIONER, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT

OF

INDIA.

O/O.

EAST

BLOCK-VIII,

LEVEL-V,

SECTOR-1,

RAMA_KRISHNA_PURAM, NEW DELHI

2. IMMIGRATION

OFFICER,

MINISTRY

OF

HOME

AFFAIRS,

GOVERNMENT

OF

INDIA,

RAJIV

GANDHI

INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT, SHAMSHABAD, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA

3. THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, PATIALA HOUSE, TILAK MARG, NEW

DELHI - 110001

4. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER HYDERABAD, D.NO. 8-2-215 TO

219, NEAR CLOCK TOWER, KUMMARGUDA, SECUNDERABAD,

TELANGANA - 500003

5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS DIRECTOR

GENERAL

OF

POLICE,

AP

POLICE

HEADQUARTERS,

MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 522503.

6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER SHO, P.S. SINGARAYAKONDA, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. . .

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ, order, or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents specifically Respondent No.1 and Respondent No.2 whether any Look Out Circular is issued in relation to the petitioners herein in relation to Crime in

C.C.No276/2024 pending on the file of the Court of the Additional judicial First Class Magistrate, Kandukur of Andhra Pradesh or in any other crime at the behest of Respondent No.1 and Respondent No.2 and consequently furnish details or a copy of the Look Out Circular issued as against the petitioners herein for enabling them to take all legal recourse options available to them under the law as any contrary would be illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. K MADHAVI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR HOME

2. Y V ANIL KUMAR (Central Government Counsel)

The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION No.26020 of 2025

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ORDER: -

This writ petition is filed against the respondents seeking particulars of the Look Out Circular (LOC) if any, issued against the petitioners in connection with the Crime in C.C.No.276 of 2024, pending on the file of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kandukur, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh or in any other crime.

2. During the course of hearing of this writ petition, learned Standing Counsel for the Central Government appearing for the respondent Nos.1 to 4 has placed written instructions, dated 08.04.2026 sent by Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, Bureau of Immigration (BOI), Hyderabad, wherein, it is categorically stated that there is no LOC against the petitioners.

3. The written instructions dated 08.04.2026 are placed on record.

4. In view of the fact that there is no LOC pending against the petitioners as per the respondents, in our considered view, no further adjudication is required in the present writ petition.

5. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

Date: 15.04.2026 SA

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION NO.26020 of 2025

Dt.15.04.2026 SA

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