HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8834 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 for the State-respondent and Shri Varun Pandey, who appears on behalf of the Respondent nos.1 and 2. (2) This petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following main prayer:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondent No.2 to forthwith renew the passport No. P2746985 in favour of the petitioner within specific period of least 18 months. II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents directing the Respondent No.3 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pratapgarh to issue order for renewing the passport No. P2746985 in favour of the petitioner for at least 18 months." (3) It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner's Passport was going to expire and therefore he applied for renewal thereof but his application has remained pending. He has been orally informed that the renewal of Passport cannot be considered because of negative report submitted by the Police. (4) Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent nos.1 & 2 has pointed out that under Sub Section 2 Clause-F of Section-6 of the Passport Act, the issuance of Renewal of Passport can be withheld by the Regional Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajjoo Singh, Anand Sharma Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Prasant Kumar Pandey .....Petitioner(s) Uoi Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Passport Officer, in case of criminal proceedings being pending against the applicant. (5) In the case of the petitioner one criminal case is pending the details of which is given below:- (i) Case Crime No.0006 of 2020, under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506 of the I.P.C. at Police Station Raniganj, District Pratapgarh. (6) Learned counsel for the respondents has pointed out the Government of India Notification dated 25.08.1993 and the judgment of this Court in the case of Saleem Khan Vs. Union of India and Another decided on 20.11.2018 in Writ Petition No.31723 (M/B) of 2018. (7) This writ petition is finally disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Trial Court where the criminal case is pending and seek permission by way of an appropriate application. Only after such permission is granted by the learned Trial Court, he may approach the Regional Passport Officer, who may pass an appropriate order, in accordance with law, thereafter. September 9, 2025 Darpan Sharma WRIC No. 8834 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- DARPAN SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench