IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2010 / 15TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 101 of 2010(K) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- PUTHIYA MALIYEKKAL MUHAMMED RIYASUDHEEN, S/O.IMBICHIKOYA THANGAL, PUTHIYA MALIYEKKAL HOUSE, P.O.PALLIKUNNU, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANNARKKAD, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ASST. SOLICITOR GENERAL SHRI T.P.M. IBRAHIM KHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.101 of 2010-K - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is the holder of a passport bearing No.G 3190527. He is employed in U.A.E. as Security Guard. On his arrival in Calicut Airport on 11.12.2009, the Emigration authorities seized his passport on the reason that he is involved in Crime No.39/2006 of Mannarkad Police Station which is now pending as C.C. No.61/2006 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Mannarkad. It is stated that subsequently he was granted bail by the learned Magistrate. 2. In the writ petition, the petitioner seeks for a direction to the first respondent to release the passport. It is up to the petitioner to move the learned Magistrate itself for appropriate remedies. With liberty to do so, the writ petition is disposed of. Since the petitioner has to leave the country on 8.2.2010, if a proper application is filed, the learned Magistrate will dispose of the matter expeditiously. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/