APHC010514082025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.27395 OF 2025 Between: Sri Tanni Prasad ...PETITIONER AND Union of India and others ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. R SIVA SAI SWARUP Counsel for the Respondents: 1. BACHINA HANUMANTHA RAO (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) 2. GP for Home The Court made the following ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 2. The petitioner was issued a passport bearing No.N5752388 on 14.01.2016 and it would expire by 13.01.2026. He visited the office of 2nd respondent authority for renewal of his passport, but 2nd respondent is not renewing his passport on the ground that he is involved in Crime No.109 of 2022 of Nandigam Police Station, Srikakulam district, registered for the offences punishable under SRK, J WP No.27395 of 2025 2 Sections 337 and 338 IPC, wherein the police filed charge sheet, which was taken on file as CC No.518 of 2022 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tekkali. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that mere pendency of a criminal case is no ground to deny issuance of a passport. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents would submit that C.C.No.518 of 2022 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tekkali is pending against the petitioner, wherein the petitioner is arrayed as accused. Learned counsel would submit that the petitioner has to approach the jurisdictional Court and make an application. 5. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner would approach the jurisdictional Court and file an application. 6. Given the facts and circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of, at the admission stage, with the consent of both the learned counsel, giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional Court and file an appropriate application. If such an application is filed by the petitioner, the jurisdictional Court shall consider and pass appropriate orders thereon, keeping in view Rule 12 of the Passport Rules 1980. There shall be no order as to costs. SRK, J WP No.27395 of 2025 3 As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:25.02.2026 Nsr SRK, J WP No.27395 of 2025 4 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.27395 of 2025 Date:25.02.2026 Nsr