Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:21934-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 3315 of 2025 Petitioner :- Arif Ansari Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd Hamid Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Arvind Kumar Goswami,C.S.C. Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Arvind Kumar Goswami, learned counsel for the respondents. Grievance of the petitioner is that his application for renewal of passport is kept pending on account of his implication in Case Crime No.176 of 2020 under Sections 452, 188, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3(1)(Da) of SC/ST Act. Prayer is made to command the respondent to issue passport in favour of the petitioner. A Division Bench of this Court in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar vs. Union of India & 2 Ors. in Writ C No.41540 of 2023, decided on 19.1.2024 has examined the statutory scheme with respect of issuance of passport and has observed that in cases where criminal proceeding is pending it would be the appropriate court which would be in a better position to consider the question as to whether issuance of passport would be desirable in view of the pendency of criminal proceedings. The petitioner, in such circumstances, shall be at liberty to move an appropriate application in terms of the law laid down in the case of Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (supra) before the concerned court for issuance of no objection certificate and based upon issuance of such certificate the petitioner shall be at liberty to press his application before the passport authorities, which shall do the needful, in accordance with law. With the above observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 13.2.2025 RA Digitally signed by :- RAZIQ ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad