Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:113388-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 21129 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pramod Chauhan Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Pal,Dewendra Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Ajay Kumar Gautam Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard Shri Anil Kumar Pal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for respondents. 2. The following prayers have been made in the present petition: "I-Issue a writ order or direction of a suitable nature mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 and 3 to reissue the passport of the petitioner within stipulated time. II- Issue a writ order or direction of a suitable nature mandamus directing the respondent no. 3 to take decision on the application of the petitioner bearing application reference no. 25-00050726361." 3. The petitioner has applied for re-issuance of passport and the application filed in this behalf is stated to be pending apparently on account of pendency of NCR No. 107 of 2015, under Sections 504 & 427 IPC, P.S. Mardah, District Ghazipur against the petitioner. 4. It has been held by a Coordinate 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 that in such an event, it is open to the person concerned to seek no-objection from the jurisdictional criminal court in respect of re-issuance of passport and the Regional Passport Officer shall act, accordingly. 5. In view of the aforesaid position, we dispose of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to apply before the concerned court for no-objection and in case, the same is granted, the Regional Passport Officer shall proceed to take further action in the matter taking into notice the no-objection granted by the court. Order Date :- 15.7.2025 Mukesh Kr. (Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- MUKESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad