IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5182 OF 2025 Between: S Ramesh Reddy, S/o. Jayarami Reddy, Aged about 47 years, Occ.Business, R/o. Nakkaladinne Village, Chapadu Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.5 AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravati, through the Station House Officer, Chapadu Police Station, Y.S.R Kadapa District. ...RESPONDENT/DEFACTO-COMPLAINANT 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 modify the order passed in Cri.M.P.No. 378 of 2025 in C.C.No.513 of 2024 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mydukur, Y.S.R Kadapa District dated 24.04.2025 I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 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 dispense the certified copy of order in ■^4 r. -■ ■ • r I CrI.M.P.No. 378 of 2025 in C.C.No 513 of 2024 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mydukur, Y.S.R Kadapa District dated 24.04.2025 pending disposal of the criminal petition r This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri K Narsi Reddy Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public on behalf of the Respondent The Court made the following order: APHC010245842025 SMS IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH at AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5182/2025 Between; ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED S Ramesh Reddy AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused; 1.KNARSI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following; THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITIOM Nn.5182 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks modification of the order, dated 24.04.2025, in CrI.M.P. No.378 of 2025 in C.C. No.513 of 2014 on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mydukur, Y.S.R. Kadapa District, whereby the learned Magistrate, while allowing the petition filed by the petitioner seeking renewal of their passport, imposed a condition that the petitioner shall not leave India without prior permission from the Court of the learned Magistrate as well as the passport authorities. It is further directed that the passport authorities to issue a renewed passport under category EA (P-2). 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the passport can legally be renewed for the full term of ten (10) years, and restricting the renewal to a mere one (1) year would be arbitrary and prejudicial to the petitioner, causing unwarranted hardship and limitations. It is further submitted that the petitioner’s passport was expired on 28.02.2025, and requires to renew the same. 4. In the matter of Vangaia Kasturi Rangacharyulu v. CBI^ the Hon’ble Supreme Court directed the passport authority to renew the passport Crl.A.No.l342of 2017 a ; and also held that passport authority cannot refuse renewal of passport on ground of the pendency of criminal case. In the matter of Venkata Siva Kumar Yadhanapudi v. The Union of India and another^ and in the matter of Arihant Prakash Katariya v. The State of Telangana and others^ the Telangana High Court considered the similar issue and referred to various judgments passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, directed the passport authority to renew the passport of the petitioner. Considering the submissions and the facts placed on record, there shall be a direction to the passport authorities to renew the passport for a period of ten (10) years as done in all the cases, subject to the application of the petitioner being in order. Further, the petitioner shall comply with the directions of the learned Magistrate for undertaking any travel. 5. 6. Accordingly,-the criminal petition is disposed of. 7. 8. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall . A stand closed. i ^ W.P.No.2802 of 2024 ^ W.P.No.7450 of 2025 t' Sd/- M. PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mydukur, Y.S.R Kadapa District 2. The Station House Officer, Chapadu Police Station, Y.S.R Kadapa District. 3. One CC to Sri K Narsi Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CC s to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 5. Two CD Copies RAM HIGH COURT DATED -.06/05/2025 ORDER OF CRLP.No.5182 of 2025 1S SEP 2025 m. Xo Currem Section ^ 4£fSPATC5iS5^ DISPOSING THE CRLP