Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33336-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6892 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajan Kumar Srivastava Respondent :- Union Of India And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd. Izhar Usmani,Virat Vaibhav Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Ajit Kumar Srivastava Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Donadi Ramesh,J. Petitioner's application for renewal of passport apparently has been kept pending on account of his implication in a criminal case. 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 Case Crime No. 0074 of 2022, under Sections 498A, 323, 506, 406 IPC & Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, District Prayagraj, cannot be a ground to deny renewal of passport to the petitioner. 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 re- issuance of the petitioner's 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. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of. Sri Ajit Kumar Srivastava, Advocate has appeared for Union of India. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 Noman Digitally signed by :- NOMAN AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad