IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR THURSDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2009 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 4010 of 2009() ------------------------------------ CRIME NO.230/2009 OF BADAGARA POLICE STATION. .................... PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- A. IBRAHIM, S/O. LATE ABDULLA, ALIKKANTAVIDAY HOUSE, VADAKARA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK. BY ADV. MR.V.V.ASOKAN MR.P.P.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, BYEPASS ROAD, ERANHIPALAM P.O., KOZHIKODE-673 006. 2. SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST. SG. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. ------------------------------------------ Crl.M.C.NO.4010 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated 10th December 2009 O R D E R Petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for a direction to first respondent to renew passport, issued to the petitioner contending that he made an application on 26/5/2009 as referred under Annexure-A5 communication. Remedy of the petitioner is not to file petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure. Under Section 482 this court cannot direct the passport authority to renew his passport. Granting liberty to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy, petition is dismissed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.