The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the police to return Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik's passport, which was seized earlier this month in connection with a cheating case filed by his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui.

Justice C V Nagarjuna Reddy, who had reserved his order on Friday after hearing the arguments of Shoaib's counsel, on Monday pronounced his order directing the police to return his passport.