Telangana High Court
WP/40580/2025 of Madduri Satya Srinivas Vs The Union of India on 22 January 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original J urisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENry SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX 1 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETffiON NO: 40580 OF 2025 Between: Madduri Satya Srinivas, S/o Someswara
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original J urisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE TWENry SECOND DAY OF JANUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETffiON NO: 40580 OF 2025
Between:
Madduri Satya Srinivas, S/o Someswara Rao, Aged about 53 years, Occ; Business, R/o Flat No.101, Metro Residency, Mathrusri Nagar, Miyapur, Ranga Reddy District.
.....PETITIONER
AND
1. The Union of lndia, Ministry of Extemal Affairs, New Delhi - 110001 Rep. by its Secretary.
2. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, D.No.8-2-215 to 21 9, Kummarguda, Secunderabad, Telangana State.
3. The Sub lnspector of Police, Vanasthalipuram Police Station (Rachakonda), Rachakonda.
4. Adhikam Sudheer, S/o.Venkat Swamy, aged 50 years, Occ : Business, R/o.Plot No.2, Phase - 4, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad - 500070.
(Respondent No.4 impleaded as per Court Order dated 22-01-2026in
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.....RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to may be pleased to issue Writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not granting the passport to the petitioner pursuant to the passport application submitted by the petitioner vide File No.HY2067154025124 dt.26.11.2024 on the ground that the petitioner is involved in a criminal case vide Crime No.746 of 2018
u/s 4O2, 406, 467,468 and 471 IPC of Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Rachakonda, and the case is pending trial vide CC No.1213 of 2023 pending on t
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the file of ll Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Vll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Hayathnagar, as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice and aglainst Rules and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue passport to thr: petitioner by considering the passport application submitted by the petitioner vide File No.HY2067154O25124 dt.26.11.2024 without reference to the pendency of the criminal case in the interest of justice.
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Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fik:d in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 2nd resporrdent to issue passport to the petitioner by considering the passport application submitted by the petitioner vide File No.HY2067154025124
dt.26.11.2024 without reference to the pendency of the criminal case in the interest of justice, pending disposal of the above writ petition.
Gounsel for tl^re Petitioner : SRI GH.RAVINDER
Counsel for thre Respondent Nos.l & 2 : SRI N.BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUTY
SOLICITOR GIENERAL OF INDIA
Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : G.P FOR HOME
Counsel for the lmptead Respondent No.4 : - The Court made the following ORDER
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAI(A
WRIT PETITION No.4O58O of 2025
22.01.2026
Between:
Madduri Satya Srinivas
...Petitioner
AND
The Union of lndia,
Ministry of External Affairs,
New Delhi, Rep. by its Secretary and 3 others
...Respondents
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ORDER:
The Writ Petition is filed challenging the action of Respondent No.2 in not issuing the petitioner's passport uide File No.HY2O67 154025124, dated 26.L1.2O24, on the ground of qendency of criminal case.
2. Heard Sri'Ch.Ravinder, learned counsel for petitioner and Smt N.V.R.Rajya Lakshmi, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government, representing Sri N.Bhuja.nga R1o, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, for respondent Nos.l and 2. Perused the + record.
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3. Lea.,:ned counsel for petitioner submits that mere arraignment of the petitioner in a criminal case cannot be a ground for denial of passport. He relies on the judgment of this Court in w:p.No.24690 of 2025, ctated O3.O9.2025.
4. Lealned Standing Counsel for the respondents submits that criminal (:ase is pending against the petitioner uide C.C.No.1213 of 2023 befcrre the learned II Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Vll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Hayathnagar. It is submitted that the respondent authorities would consider the petitioner's applicatio n for a period of one year only, if he obtains permission to travel abroad from the court where the criminal case is pending against him.
5. Be that as it may, considering the judgment of the coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.2469O of 2025, dated O3.O9.2O25, and the purpose for which the passport is being requested by the petitioner, thlb Court directs the respondent No.2 to issue passport to the petitioner on the following conditions: i| The petitioner herein shall submit an undertaking along with an affidavit in C.C.No.L2L3 of 2023, pending on the file of learnerl II Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Vll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Hayathnagar., stating that he shall not leave India during pendency of the said crime., without permission of the Court and that he shall cooperate with trial Court j.n concluding the proceedings in the said crimel -- i:i
NBKJ wP 40580 2025 tif On Illing such aa undetaklng as well as aflidavlt, the trial Court shall lssue a certlfled copy of the same wlthln two (21 weerrs therefrom; tti) The petitioner herelu shall submlt an appllcation aftesh along qrlth certified copy of thts order as will as the aforesaid urrdertaking before the passport OIIicer / Authority concerned for lssut.g the passport; ivf Oa filing such an application, the passport. Officer/ Authority shall conslder the same afresh in the light of the obsenrations made by this Court herein as well as the contents of the undertaklng given by the petitloner for issuing the passport, in accordance with law, wlthln three (O3l weeks from thi daie of said application; vf Respondent No.2 shall consider the passport Rules, 1967 whlle considerlng the applicatlon for lssuing the passport to the petitioner; vif The competent authorlty shall specify the permission period of one year for the pefitiofler to issue the passport for travelling abroad, and also obtain approprlate undertaklng from the petitioner stating that the peHtloner shall not overstiy the pernltted period and shall surrerider the passport upon return to India.
vii) Any other condition as deemed appropriate by the trial Court. SD!P. PONNA KRISHNA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //a sEcror,tdFFrcER
1. The Secretary, Union of lndia, Ministry of Extemal Affairs, New Delhi - 110001.
2. The Regional Passport fficer, Regional Passport Office, D.No.8-2-215to 21 9, Kumrharguda, Secunderabad, Telangana State.
3. The Sub lnspector of Police, Vanasthalipuram Police Station (Rachakonda), Rachakonda.
4. One CC to SRI CH.RAVINDER, Advocate [OPUC]
5. ONC CC tO SRI N.BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUry SOLICITOR GENERAL OF lNDlA, Advocate [OPUC]
6. Two CD Copies
Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ petition, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// To SA LS W
HIGH COURT DATED i2t210112026
ORDER
WP.No.40580 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUTCOSTS. ltE S o 2 t JAil 20?0 z ) I f, a IF C' a \ 'ATci