Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44975-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7409 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shivam Verma Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pramod Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri S.B. Pandey, learned Senior Counsel as well as Deputy Solicitor General of India assisted by Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the Union of India as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed by petitioner with following main prayer: "(i) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite party No. 2 to issue passport to the petitioner." 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has made an application on 20.07.2025 to the Regional Passport Officer requesting him to renew his passport by placing reliance on the Notification No.GSR 570(E) dated 25.08.1993, which mentions that during pendency of a criminal case passport can be issued, however, respondents have not taken any decision on his application, hence this writ petition has been filed with the aforesaid prayer. 4. Learned counsel for the parties have agreed that the issue raised in this writ petition has been decided by this Court in Writ-C No.2309 of 2025; Mohd. Aanis versus U.O.I and 3 others, Neutral Citation No.2025:AHC-LKO:14032-DB. 5. We find that a criminal case is pending against the petitioner before an appropriate court and, therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to approach the trial court concerned by moving an appropriate application. The trial court concerned will pass an appropriate order strictly in accordance with law for granting permission to the petitioner to go abroad on conditions which it deems appropriate. Only thereafter his case for issuance of passport can be considered by the Regional Passport Officer concerned. . (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Order Date :- 4.8.2025 Anupam S/- Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM SINGH PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench