Telangana High Court
WP/2843/2026 of Srujan Babu Koneru Vs Union Of India on 12 February 2026
tN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION NO: 2843 OF 2026 Between: Srujan Babu Koneru, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, Aged
tN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 2843 OF 2026
Between:
Srujan Babu Koneru, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, Aged about 37 years, Occ; Private Job, H.No.4-127|D, Dream Home Kalyani Flat No 202, Durganagar, Dilsukhnagar Rangareddy -500060.Telangana, lndia.
.....PETITIONER
AND
'1 . Union Of India, Rep. by its Secretary, The Ministry of External Affairs, South Block, New Delhi.
2. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office D. No. 822 15 to 219, Kummarguda, Secunderabad.
3. Ravela Sudhakar, S/o-lnnaiah, age 44 years, Occ ; Agriculture, Rl/o Kammagudem(Vi) IVlunugode (M), Nalagonda District.
4. Gorantla Chinnaiah, S/o. Jojaiah, age 53 years, Occ ;Agriculture, F/o Kammagudem(Vi) Munugode (M), Nalagonda District.
:., ..RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ Order or Direction more particularly a Writ of lt/andamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in refusing to issue the new passport to the petitioner, in pursuant to the Passport application submitted by the petitioner, vide File No. HY2066065291225, dated 211O112026, on the ground that a criminal cases are pending against him, for the offences punishable under sections Crime Nos. 176 of 2021 of P.S. munugode, Nalgonda District, same is registered for the offence punishable under Sections 447 ,427 ,323 ,506,504 r/w. 34
of l.P.C.Crime Nos. 108 of 2022 of P.S. munugode, Nalgonda District, same is registered for the offence punishable under Sections 447,427 :;23,506,504 rlw.149
of l.P.C.Crime Nos. 81 of 2023 of P.S. munugode, Nalgc r cla District, same is registered for the offence punishable under Sections 448,:l 1i1,506,5O4 rlw.34 of LP.C., AND Crime Nos. 134 of 2O25 of P.S. munugode, Nall r nda District, same is registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126('.',,115(2),352,351(2), r/w. 3(5) of BNS, the Police filed their Charge Sheet for the s: ne, vide CC. No 686
o'f 2O22,CC. No.300/2023,CC No.933/2023,CC No. 974l2ti 5 on the file of the Hon'ble 4-lll Addl junior civil judge Nalgonda., as illegal, arbi r rry, unconstitutional, contrary to the provisions of The Passport Act, 1967 and in irtlation of Article 19
and 21 of the Constitution of lndia, and consequently direct I €) 2nd respondent to issue petitioner's new passport pursuant to his appli,; rtion vide file No.
HY2066065291 225, dated 21l01l2o26without reference to tt r said criminal cases in the interest of justice.
|.A.NO:1 OF 2026
Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the cirr rmstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent to issue the new passport to the petitior( r by considering the passport application submitted by him vide No. HY20I i165291 225, dated 09.01 .2026, without reference to the pendency of the cr r rinal case, pending disposal of the above writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI VALUGULA KRANTHI
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : SMT N.V.R.RAJYA I AKSHMI, SC FOR
CENTRARL GOVERNMENT
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 & 4 : - The Court made-the following ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION No.2843 of 2026
L2.O2.2026
Between:
Srujan Babu Koneru
.,. Petitioner
AND
'lhc Union of India,
Represented bv its Sec rcta r1,,
Ministrl of lixlcrnal Aflairs.
South Block. Ncn- Dcll'ri & 3 otircrs
...Respondents
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ORDER:
'l'he WriL Petition is lilcd chtrllcngine thc action o[ Respondcnt and Smt N.V.R.l?ajya Lakshmi, learncd Standing Counsel for Central Government, appearing [or rcspondent Nos.1 & 2. Despitc No.HY2066065291225, dated 21.O1.2026, on the ground of pe ndency of criminal cases No.2 in not renewing thc potitioncr's passport uide Irile
2. Heard Sri Vlugula l(ran,.l-ri. lcarncr.l counscl for thc pctitioncr - --.:1 servlce of notlce none appearcd on behall respo r Cr:r-rt nos.3 &4 Perused the record
3. Learr-rcd counscl for petitioncr submits that rr c.t.r,arraigi,imcnt of the petitioner in a criminal casc cannot bc a gr. rncr ror d..ial of passport. He relies on the judgment of this Courr ir W.p.No.34l65 of 2024 , dated 05. 12.2024 .
4. Learned Standing Counsel for the responde - ,,; submits that three criminal cases are pending against thc 1>ctition cr uicle C.C.No.686 ol 2022, C.C.Nos.300 & 933 of 2023 al.i Ct C No 974 of 2025, on thc lile o| the lcarnr:d 4-ilr Adcitionar .Jr-rr t,rr civir Jr-rdge, Nalgonda. lt is submittcd rlraLi thc respondcnt i-r, .,r.r-iLics * ould consider the petitioncr,s applicarr<_rn lor a pcriocl ol ( rrc r, car onl_v, if h<: ob(ains pr:rmrss.on t<; trar'el abroad lrom thc )Lrr-r \\ hr:r.<: trrc criminal cases are pending against him.
5. Be that as it ma,v, considering the judgmcnt c1 lllc c.oorclinate Bench of rhis Court irr W.p.No.24690 of 2025, cla, (l 03.09.2025, and the purposc for n.hich the passport is bcing r(. I ,l(jsr( jcl b-\ thc petitioner, this court directs the respondent No.i ro issue the passport to Lhe peLitiorrer on tile following conditionr;
i) The petitioner herein shall submit an under aking along with an aflidavit in C.C.No.686 "f ZOii, C.i.Nos.3( 0 & 933 of 2023 and C.C.No.974 of 2025, on tfre afe'of the I :;rrned 4-III Addjtldnal Junior Civil .l"ag", ilrfgorra.., li.ti"g thar 1e shall not To leave India during pendency of the said C.C., \rrithout permission of the Court and that he shall cooperate with trial Court in conch.rdiag the proceedings in the said C.C;
ii) On filing such an undertaking as wcll as aflidawit, the trial Court shall issue a certified copy of thc same within two (2) weeks therefrom;
iii) Thc petitioner herein shall submit an application afresh along with certified copy of this order as well as the aforesaid undertaking before the Passport Officcr / Authority concerned for renewing the passport;
iv) On filing such an application, the Passport Officer/ Authority shall consider the same afresh in the light of the observations madc by this Court herein as well as the contents of the undertaking given by the petitioncr for renewing the passport, in accordance with law, within three (O3) weeks from the date of said application;
v) Respondent No.2 shall consider the Passport Rules, 1967 while considering the application for rencwing of the pS.ssport to the petitioner; 'lcriod of one year frir the petitioner to renew thc passport for travelling abroad, and also obtain appropriatc undertaking from the petitioner stating that the petitioner shall not overstay the permitted period and shall surrender the passport upon return to .India. ' vii) Any other condition as decmcd appropriate by the tridl Court. no order as to costs. Misccilaneous petitions, iI an,r,, pcndrng in this Writ Petition, shall stand cloSed SD/- C. DEEPIKA ISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER The Secretary, Union Of lndia, The f\,4inistry of E New Delhi. al Affairs, South Block,
2. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office D. No. 8221 5 to 219, Kummarguda, Secunderabad.
3. One CC to SRI VALUGULA KRANTHI, Advocate [OPUC]
4. One CC to St\/T N.V.R.RAJYA LAKSHMI, SC FOR CENTRARL GOVERNMENT, Advocate [OPUC]
5. Two CD Copies
6. Accordingly, the Writ Pctition is disposed of. There shall be
SA GJP
HIGH COURT DATED:1 210212026
ORDER
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