Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:85148-DB Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15306 of 2025 Petitioner :- Neena Garg Respondent :- Union Of India And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Himanshu Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Surendra Nath Chauhan Hon'ble Arindam Sinha,J. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J. Mr. Himanshu Singh learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, prayer of his client is for quashing notice dated 2nd April, 2025 requiring his client to show-cause as to why her passport should not be impounded. He submits, there was a criminal case initiated against his client regarding consumption of electricity. The offence was compounded and his client obtained acquittal on 8th March, 2025. There is no other criminal case pending against his client. Mr. Surendra Nath Chauhan, learned advocate Central Government Counsel appears on behalf of Union of India. It appears from impugned show-cause notice, petitioner's application for reissue of passport is dated 13th February, 2025. The compounding and acquittal order came thereafter on 8th March, 2025 and impugned show-cause notice was issued on 2nd April, 2025. Petitioner will file fresh reply to the show-cause notice and may include copy of this order. The reply should be filed within two weeks from date. On receipt of the reply, within three weeks thereafter, respondent no. 2 shall consider it to drop the proceeding or otherwise, to be informed to petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 21.5.2025 NSC (Arindam Sinha, J.) (Avnish Saxena, J.) Digitally signed by :- NARENDRA SINGH CHAUDHARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad