IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA WRIT PETITION NO.8651/2017 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN:
SMT. BHARATHI PADMANABHACHAR, AGED 36 YEARS, W/O.SRI PADMANABHACHAR, NOW PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.5, 1ST CROSS MAIN ROAD, G.D.EXTENSION, VYALIKAVAL, BENGALURU-560 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI G.R.MOHAN, ADV.) AND:
1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, 8TH BLOCK, 80 FT. ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 003.
2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU-560 023.
3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MALLESWARAM POLICE STATION, BENGALURU-560 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI KRISHNA S. DIXIT, ASG FOR R1 SRI LAXMINARAYAN, AGA FOR R2 & R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT R-1 TO RETURN THE PETITIONER’S PASSPORT BEARING NO.M9448156 ISSUED AT DUBAI VALID TILL 25.07.2025 AT ANNEXURE-A FORTHWITH TO ENABLE THE PETITIONER TO TRAVEL TO DUBAI ON OR BEFORE 01.03.2017 AND COME BACK WITHIN A SHORT DURATION.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Respondents No.2 and 3 have filed their objection statement.
2. The learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing for respondent No.1 has filed a memo dated 01.03.2017. Along with the memo, the documents enclosed would indicate that the respondent No.1 has received the intimation dated 17.02.2017 from the Court of the IV Additional C.M.M., Bangalore in Crime No.32/2015 directing the Passport Issuing Authority to impound the passport of the petitioner herein.
3. In that view of the matter, the prayer as made in the petition seeking for mandamus would not arise as the petitioner if aggrieved would have to avail the remedies in accordance with law to assail the orders passed in the criminal proceedings which are pending against the petitioner.
Reserving such liberty to the petitioner, the petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE ST