C\ c\± \` t1| _ /.JP c/ lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT ANIARAVA I I MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA R CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8013 OF 2025 Betwee n : Sudheer Reddy Mule, S/o Venkata Subbareddy Mule, Aged 44 I Doctor Gum Ex.MLA R/o H.No.2-159, Nidujiwi village, Yerraguntia MandaI, YSR Kadapa District. ...Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. ...Respondent Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the order in CRL.M.P.No.1049 of 2025 in CC.No.661 of 2025 on the file of the Learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Jammalamadugu; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds of criminal revision case and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Kodati Ramya Krishna, Advocate for the Petitioner and Public Prosecutor for the Respondent, the Court made the following; ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 2. Criminal Petition has been filed challenging the order dated o2.05.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.1049 of 2025 in C.C.No.661 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Jammalamadugu. 3. An application was filed seeking for renewal of the passport for a period of 10 years. Whereas, the learned Magistrate allowed the petition granting . + ®r. CrI.P.No.8013 of ; Dated 18.08.2l Permission tO renew his Passport bearing No.M5898559 dated 30.01.2015 to 19.01`.2025 for a period of one'(o1 ) year. 4. Indeed, as per Rule 12F of the Passport Rules,1980 passport can be renewed either for a period of 10 years or for 20 years. No exception can be taken out contrary to the rules. Further no reasons are assI'gned much less valid reasons for denying the request for permission to renew the passport for 10 years. A Single Judge of Liigh Court of Telangana in W.P.No.2422 of 2024 dated 26.02.2`024 at para Nos.13,14, and 15 it was held under: `` \.. \. ['13....(7) Having regard to the rival contentions and the material on reco.rd,, it is. npticed...that w_here there is criminal case pending against an Indian citizen who is seeking issuance or rehewal 6f PP?sP,OF,_ i_h_e .9_o_ve.rnment__ of_ _Indian Notification in GSR 570(E) dated 25.0?.!993 is applicable. Accordingly, the petitioner ha:s aPPrOaC,he.d the Crin]inal_ Cpurt_has allowed the CrI.M.P. by directing renewal _of passport only for the period the petit-IOner iS 6Iigible. ris per_the Passport Act and the Rules framed thereunder, a -citizen is entitled for. is_suance of an ordinary p?ssport for a period of 10 years and thereafter, the passport holder will have to make approp.ri?i.e 9PPliC_atiPn for renewal of the passport which is again ?:tend9ble.fpr a_f±rth_e[ _p_e_r®lpd of 10 years. The Sessions Judie in the order dated 27.10.2020 has observed that pendency of cri-minaI Case against W.P.No.11674 of 2022 the.-petitioner cannot be a gr_ound fro deny-Ing his right tO renew his Passport. However, it is o,bseryed.that it sho_uI_d be _givpn only for the period he is eligible. (emphpsis supplied by this Court). The usage of word 'erfgible connote.s_th_a! th_e extension may be for regular period of 10 fears as provided in the rules. The judgments on which the petition6r has placed reliance upon are on similar set of facts. 14....(7) ln this presen; case, the respondents contended that the o_rder of the learned Magistrate did not specify the period for which the passport is issued and in the light of Notification dated 23th Aygust, 1993 (Annexure "6" to the petition), the passport of the citizen_ against whom the proceedings are pending in the criminal Spurt in India, shall be issued for a period specified by the court and if no period is specified, the passport shall be renewed for a period nnR± \/63Ifhr This r`r`««wi h4±!r] +hat im+Eiln-nrmLtSD+iron Z`f +hk3` ^h~rH^IY` ^S frh^ Lj' ii= •``` Dr.YLR, J Crl.P.No.8013 of2025 D;ted 18.08.2025 lee::nroegQn:=S:sltlr^ante^ d_3teLF_2prh ,Sepfppber, 2QO6 is contrary to the er:pn::A:.sI !afn+gLu^a9S_ _o.I _tP??rder.' Vyh_en Jth-; -Jrdirv-s';-::i:s tva;:uCt r:Ie.ya!^Of_th^eal_p?_ssphoft inJ !erTS Of the i-i5sioffr 'Ruvlrevs:I;:f:r:::i T^u,:tnrdb:A T^S!= |f_o_ Rule 12. al.pne and tit-rp-::;;:iu6#:-:'rc#acs bnoour:hdH tO^! 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(l!!m `l,f_^c^as^e_yp£_r13_i_he PaSSPPP. are_ valid and the applicants hold Y.a!i,!^viSha^s o_nat ^£::.i_sli n,g ,pis.s.piri, the R6i-i-;-n-ai a i;'::puorrfrdi#il::r I::'a;I I:Shun:^!hn: ha^dald!tiLOLn_?I _ P,ookI-et. te the svame---ia::;ro-i 'p;;;J5JI 'tuh'= applicant had obtained permission to i;;jil arb-r-i=ari. (rc2farDlnfrrhe+Ale+ahr^ne!_:Pap,i_sit.r,?te.. Passes _ap order making the rAef:nr:.n+Cel nthO. tPLe_ S_a_iP ino,tifipaI-!6.; -ir;G:i.i'gii6(i;'uJ:;yed igRh #huagfust;hla9?:::P^:r_p+a_s?_pp_ft shall :i-e.-ri;rfgiv:a `;;I; \fLolr suuacLFupeLriUod i.hna:A:i:^h: : _M|aLg_iS_t!?I,e, , h].€.y s.pecify-i-; -iii -;rJ;;I ;;I i:;V:{hPeC#sue ?£ec:I::::H i nf^trh P^s^a^i d+LN~o_i-If-I-_C_Pfion wihe.r.e {iri _ii:;;o i' of"i-h;: ;u; I:Iy:::i I:sQ, :Qa%id.nfhOi:I+e+s^s I:h^a_n__p_I_3 ,ye,ar, !h,e. ad?i_iiJ;;i -i;;ilveturmr:;u;i i :ASauneide+ :Qu+b^je^C^tnt^O^t_h_e_ alo!de rs t6 be' o-bi=i ;i;i -i-;ii;5 iJhvdil';: n'llft tWhCe Magistrate concerned.'' A sl-ngle Judge of this court also I'n Crl.P.No.6511 of 2023 dated 30.06.2025 by way of interI'm Order granted permission to renew the passport for a perI'Od Of 10 years. DenyI|ng the request for renewal of passport for a period of 10 years for granting only for one (o1) year renewal would not serve any purpose further it would cause inconvenience to the passport authorities for renewal of D_eSSPOrf for short period ll'ke one year. Further as observed ii= E] BI CrI.P.No.8013 of Dated 18.08.2 supra contrary to the rules no order is expected I.o be passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate of I class, Jammalamadugu. 6. For the above reasons, the Criminal Petition is allowed. The order dated 02.05.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.1049 of 2025 in C.C.No.661 of 2025 is set aside. Permission for renewal of the passport is given for a period of 10 years subject to the following conditions. i. The petitioner/Accused ,herein shall submit an undertaking along with an affidavit in crime No.55 of 2016 on the file of P.S. Talamanchipatnam, stating that he will not leave India during pendency of the said case without permission of the Court and that he will co-operate' with the trial Court in concluding the proceedings in the said case. ii. On filing such an undertaking as well as affidavit, the trial Court shall issue a certified copy of the same within two (o2) weeks therefrom. iij. The pe{itione'r herein sha[[ submit certified copy of the aforesaid undertaking before the Respondent Passport Officer for renewal of his passport. iv. The -Respondent-Passport Officer shall consider the said application in the light of the observations made by this court hereI-n aS Well aS the contents Of the undertaking given by the cr E= 5 Dr.YLR, J Crl.P.No.8013 of 2025 Dated 18.08.2025 pet]'tjoner for renewal of his passport jn accordance with law, within two (o2) weeks from the date of said application. v. on renewal of the passport, the petitioner hereI-n Sha" deposI-I the original renewed passport before the trial court in crime No. 55 of 2016 on the fI-le Of P.S. TalamanchI-Patnam,. and v]'. However, lllber{y is granted to the petI-tiOner herein to file an application before the trI'aI Court seeking permissI-On tO travel aboard and jt js for the trial court to consider the same I-n accordance with law. sd/-SHAIK MOHD. RAFl ASSISTANT RE //TRUE COPY// For/ sECTIO%FFIdER To, 1. The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Jammalamadugu. 2. The Station House Officer, Talamanchipatnam Police Station, Kadapa 3. One CC to Sri. Kodati Ramya Krishna, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two cos to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] 5. One spare copy 9lsTRAR HIGH COURT Dr.YLR,J DATED:18/08/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.8013 of 2025 ALLOWED € i, iE:I '*gr # §€ng; ti a 5EP Zus