Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:23895-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 4512 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rizwan Gaffar Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gyan Prakash Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Hridaya Narayan Mishra Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Hridaya Narayan Mishra, learned counsel appearing for respondents. 2. The petitioner's application for renewal of his passport is kept pending on account of a case against him registered as Case Crime No.0185 of 2017 under Section 138-B of the Indian Electricity Act at Police Station Khurja Nagar, District Bulandshahr. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that criminal proceedings have already been compounded and therefore, there is no hindrance in renewal of passport of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for passport authority states that police verification report of the petitioner is also submitted. 5. In the facts of the case, we direct fourth respondent to forward the police verification report to the second respondent within three weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. The Second respondent will take appropriate decision keeping in view Section 6(2)(e) of the Passport Act as also version of the petitioner that criminal proceedings under the Electricity Act have been compounded. Such decision would be taken by second respondent within six weeks from the date of receiving police verification report. 6. With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 18.2.2025 P.P. Digitally signed by :- POONAM PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad