Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:22710-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 4482 of 2025 Petitioner :- Arun Singh Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sunita Chauhan Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Petitioner's application for issuance of passport apparently has been kept pending on account of his implication in a criminal case i.e. Case Crime No. 0156 of 2021, under Sections 506, 504, 323, 324, 307, 452 IPC, Police Station Utrava, District Prayagraj. Reliance is placed upon the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Writ - C No. 41540 of 2023 (Pawan Kumar Rajbhar Vs. Union of India & 2 Ors.), in order to contend that mere pendency of aforesaid criminal case cannot be a ground to deny passport to the petitioner. 2. In the facts of the case, we permit the petitioner to approach the concerned court where the aforesaid case is pending for grant of no objection certificate by the court concerned so that the passport authorities take a fresh decision in the matter relating to issuance of passport. Petitioner, therefore, is at liberty to approach the concerned court which shall act in terms of the law laid down in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (supra) and based upon its decision, the passport authorities would do the needful by passing appropriate orders within a further period of two months, thereafter. 3. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 17.2.2025 Ashok Kr. Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad