Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:119953-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 17525 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sadhana Gautam Respondent :- Union Of India And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Brajesh Kumar Singh,Shailendra Kumar Maurya Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Sanjay Dwivedi Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1.The petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.3 to issue passport to her. 2. It is submitted that there has been inordinate delay in grant of passport only on the ground that one NCR is registered against the petitioner. 3. On 03.07.2025, the following order was passed:- "1. A Coordinate Division Bench in Writ-C No. 41540 of 2023 (Pawan Kumar Rajbhar vs. Union of India and 2 others) and other connected matters decided on 19.01.2024, has issued various directions in respect of grant of passport in matters where criminal proceedings are pending against any individual. It has been directed by the Division Bench that passport will not be withheld in cases where only NCR has been registered. In the instant case, according to the petitioner, there is only one NCR registered against her and no other criminal case. 2. In the circumstances aforesaid, we call upon respondent No. 3 to apprise the Court of the factual position and in case, only one NCR is registered against the petitioner to explain how he has withheld grant of passport to the petitioner. 3. List as fresh on 22 July, 2025. " 4. On matter being taken up today, Sri Sanjay Dwivedi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.3 admits that only one NCR is registered against the petitioner and in view of the direction issued by a Coordinate Bench in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (Supra), it would not be an impediment. 5. Having regard to the said position, we dispose of the instant petition with direction to respondent No.3 to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner for issuance of passport within four weeks without being influenced by the fact that one NCR is registered against the petitioner. (R.M.N.Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 22.7.2025 Amit Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad