Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40840-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6678 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mahendra Pratap Shukla Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs, Govt. Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Satyendra Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Heard Shri Satyendra Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri S.B. Pandey, learned Senior Advocate and Deputy Solicitor General of India assisted by Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the opposite parties no. 1 and 2. Petitioner seeks renewal/ re-issuance of his passport. Admittedly, the criminal proceedings against the petitioner arising out of Case Crime No. 38 of 2022, under Sections 447, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station- Sushant Golf City, District- Lucknow have been stayed by the High Court in proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. bearing Application Under section 482 Cr.P.C. No. 4555 of 2023(Vishal Shukla and another Vs. State of U.P. and Ors.), therefore, in view of our earlier judgment dated 21.06.2022 rendered in Writ C No.3617 of 2022 ; Smt. Rashmi Kapoor vs. Union of India and others and other decisions on the subject rendered in the case of Shiv Shankar vs. Union of India and others; Writ C No.8621 of 2022, and judgment dated 20.11.2018 rendered in the case of Salim Khan vs. Union of India and Ors; Writ Petition No.31723 (M/B) of 2018 the petitioner will have to seek permission/NOC from the Court where the proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. are pending for going abroad and only if such permission is granted the Regional Passport Officer can consider issuance of Passport. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty aforesaid. . (Manish Kumar,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Order Date :- 17.7.2025 R.K.P. Digitally signed by :- RAJ KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench