WP No. 32658 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 26-08-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH WP No. 32658 of 2025 1. Pramila Kumari Balu W/o. Balu Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Regional Passport Officer Regional Passport Office, Chennai Rayala Towers, No.2, And 3 IV Floor, Old No.785, New No.158, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 2.The Inspector Of Police AWPS Ambattur Respondent(s) PRAYER To call for the records of the 1st Respondent pertaining to the impugned order passed in his Letter Ref. No.SCN/1049477366/25 dated 01.07.2025 and quash the same and consequently direct the 1 st Respondent to issue a passport the petitioner by considering the petitioner application and file No.MA1067350550125 dated 29.01.2025 within the time limit stipulated by this Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 32658 of 2025 For Petitioner(s): Mr.P.Uma For Respondent: Mr.Srivatsan Sridhar Central Government Standing Counsel for R1 Mr.V.Meganathan Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R2 ORDER This writ petition has been filed challenging the notice dated 01.07.2025 issued by the 1 st respondent and for a consequential direction to the 1 st respondent to deal with the application submitted by the petitioner on 29.01.2025 and issue passport in the name of the petitioner. 2. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the 2 nd respondent, on instructions, submitted that two criminal cases are pending against the petitioner in C.C.No.258 of 2024 and C.C.No.294 of 2022 pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Ambattur. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that at the time of submitting the application, the agent did not mention about the pending criminal cases. Only during police verification, the petitioner has informed about the pending case. 4. It is seen from the records that both the criminal cases had arisen out of matrimonial disputes, where the petitioner has been arrayed as an accused in her https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 32658 of 2025 capacity as sister-in-law of the 1 st accused. 5. In view of the above, there shall be a direction to the 1 st respondent to process the application submitted by the petitioner on 29.01.2025 and issue the passport in the name of the petitioner, if she satisfies all the requirements. This process shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. This writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, are closed. 26-08-2025 gd Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 32658 of 2025 To 1.The Regional Passport Officer Regional Passport Office, Chennai Rayala Towers, No.2, And 3 Iv Floor, Old No.785, New No.158, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 2.The Inspector Of Police Awps Ambattur, And Another https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 32658 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH J. gd WP No. 32658 of 2025 26-08-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis