Madras High CourtWP(MD)/16123/2025dismissed

Ganesan Kumaresan v. The Regional Passport Officer

2025-06-17Honourable Mr Justice C. Saravanan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 17.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN and W.M.P.(MD) No.12201 of 2025 Ganesan Kumaresan ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ula Veethi, Race Course Road, Madurai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Suchindram Police Station, Kannyakumari District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first respondent to renew the Indian Passport of the petitioner No.23422604 having validity upto 23.11.2025 without sticking on the pendency of S.C.No. 128 of 2024 on the file of the Additional 1/4

District Judge, Nagercoil on the basis of the explanation submitted by the petitioner, dated 31.03.2025.

For petitioner : Mr. A.Balakrishnan For respondents :Mr.A.Devarajan for R1 Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R2 *****

ORDER

This Writ Petition is disposed of at the time of admission after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the first respondents and learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the second respondent.

2. The petitioner is an accused atleast two cases, out of which one of the cases is now subject matter of S.C.No.128 of 2024, before the learned Additional District Judge, Nagercoil, for the offences under Section 79 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2017 and Sections 370(1), 370(5), 370(a)(1) of IPC. The petitioner is also an accused in FIR in Crime No.410 of 2018 on the file of the second respondent for the offences under Section 304A of IPC. 2/4

3. In view of the same, the question of granting any relief to the petitioner strictly, at this stage, cannot be countenanced. Therefore, this Writ Petition is liable to be dismissed. However, liberty is given to the petitioner to move suitable application before the concerned Court for appropriate direction for processing the petitioner's passport.

4. With the above liberty, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Index : Yes / No 17.06.2025 Internet : Yes / No apd To

1. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ula Veethi, Race Course Road, Madurai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Suchindram Police Station, Kannyakumari District.

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C.SARAVANAN, J.

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