Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44717-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7245 of 2025 Petitioner :- Zahid Raza Respondent :- U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd.Mateen Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.B. Pandey, learned Senior Advocate & D.S.G.I. assisted by Sri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the opposite parties. 2. The petitioner seeks issuance of passport. 3. Admittedly, after passing of the judgment dated 10.05.2023 by this High Court in Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. No.3987 of 2023; Laik Ahmad and Another Vs. State of U.P. and Another, the trial court was required to pass a fresh order. Petitioner is not aware as to whether a fresh order has been passed or not, nevertheless, the case is pending in the Court, therefore, in view of our earlier decisions dated 20.11.2018 passed in Writ Petition No.31723 (M/B) of 2018 'Salim Kumar vs. Union of India & Ors.'; judgment dated 03.12.2022 rendered in Writ-C No.8621 of 2022 'Shiv Shankar vs. Union of India & Ors.'; decision dated 21.06.2022 rendered in Writ-C No.3617 of 2022 'Smt. Rashmi Kapoor vs. Union of India & Ors.'; decision dated 13.11.2024 passed in Writ-C No.9562 of 2024 'Anand Kumar Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors.' and a recent decision dated 21.10.2024 rendered by this very Division Bench in Writ-C No.8874 of 2024 'Shah Alam vs. Union of India & Ors.' and also the decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 10.10.2019 passed in SLP (C) No.7481/2024 'Rita Verma Vs. Union of India and Others', let the petitioner seek permission/no objection from the court where the criminal case is pending in the light of the notification referred in our judgments and thereafter if such permission/no objection is granted, then he can apprise the Regional Passport Officer about the said order and the Regional Passport Officer shall take a decision in this matter, however, if the permission/no objection is not granted, then the petitioner will have to avail other remedies. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. . [Manish Kumar, J.] [Rajan Roy,J] Order Date :- 1.8.2025 Nitesh Digitally signed by :- NITESH KUMAR TEWARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- NITESH KUMAR TEWARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench