- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6884 WP No. 76 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 76 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SURESH P., S/O LATE PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PRESENTLY R/AT PLOT NO. B-303, BLOCK-B, TEAM ROYAL, V.R.LAYOUT, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, VI BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU - 560095. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NATARAJ G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY, WOMEN POLICE STATION, DAVANGERE - 577 004 BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING COMPLEX, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, 80 FEET ROAD, 8TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU - 560095. 3. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY JOINT SECRETARY (PSP) CPO, CPV DIVISION, NO.8, PATIALA HOUSE, TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP FOR R1 SRI S.RAJASHEKAR, C.G.S.C. FOR R2 AND R3) Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6884 WP No. 76 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO QUASH PORTION OF THE ORDER DATED 09.10.2023 BEING PASSED BY THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT DAVANAGERE IN SESSIONS COURT NO. 192/2019 BEING PASSED ON AN APPLICATION SEEKING FOR RENEWAL OF PASSPORT NO. W6852725 VIDE ANNEXURE-T IN SO FAR MAKING THE OBSERVATION OF RENEWAL OF PASSPORT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AT PARA NO. 9 AND MODIFY THE ORDER DATED 09.10.2023 BY DIRECTING THE PASSPORT AUTHORITIES TO RENEW / ISSUE NORMAL VALIDITY PASSPORT OF THE PETITIONER BY SPECIFYING THE NUMBER OF YEARS TO BE RENEWED AS SOUGHT BY THE PETITIONER IN HIS APPLICATION DATED 07.08.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-S SEEKING FOR RENEWAL OF PASSPORT I.E. FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to assail any grievance that would be meted out in future, if any, with regard to action of issuance of passport to the petitioner. The aforesaid memo is taken on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. SD/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE MDS