HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11942 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State-respondents submits that presently there is no criminal case pending against the petitioner, and accordingly, they shall intimate the passport office of the recent developments. 3. These instructions should be provided to the passport office within a period of seven days and upon receipt of such instructions, the passport office is directed to release the passport of the petitioner immediately. 4. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. December 19, 2025 cks/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Siddhartha Sinha, Aradhyanayan Tiwari, Ayushi Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Santosh Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I. Thru. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA KANT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench