HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8156 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of the State-respondent nos.3 and 4 and Shri Varun Pandey, who appears on behalf of the Opposite party nos.1 and 2, Union of India. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following main prayers:- "i) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents particularly opposite party no.2 to consider the application dated 13.08.2024 for issuing the Passport to the petitioner which is registered as File No.LKK060106818824 and Application Reference No.24- 0014154378 pending before him to complete the police verification and forward a favourable report to the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, and thereafter direct issuance of passport to the petitioner forthwith. ii) Pass any other order or direction as this Hon'ble High Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. iii) Allow the writ petition with costs in favour of the petitioner." Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Malik Meraj Ahmad Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Juned Ahmad .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 3. The counsel for the petitioner says that co-accused has earlier approached this Court in Writ Petition No.13147 (MB) of 2018 [ Gulam Hussain Vs. Union of India and others] and this Court had disposed of the petition with a direction to the Passport Officer not to proceed any further in the matter in furtherance of the notice issued to the co-accused as Final order dated 23.04.2018 had been passed in Case Crime No.64-A/1984, under Sections 147, 148, 452, 323, 324 IPC registered at Police Station Sadullah Nagar, District Balrampur. 4. The petitioner has now applied for a Passport but his case is not being considered only on the basis of Case Crime No.64-A/1984, under Sections 147, 148, 452, 323, 324 IPC registered at Police Station Sadullah Nagar, District Balrampurm which has already been disposed of. 5. Shri Varun Pandey has produced before this Court, copy of Show Cause Notice given to the petitioner on 14.10.2024, he says that such Show Cause Notice should be replied by the petitioner by annexing a copy of the order passed by the Competent Trial Court disposing of the criminal case on the basis of compromise. If such reply is given, the same shall be considered in accordance with law by the Regional Passport Officer. 6. This writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file his reply within two weeks from today to the Regional Passport Officer annexing copy of the order of the Trial Court. The Regional Passport Officer shall take an appropriate reasoned decision thereafter within a further period of four weeks on his application. August 26, 2025 N.PAL WRIC No. 8156 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- NARESH PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench