Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:110981-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 18573 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajnish Gupta Respondent :- Union Of India And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Gyanedra Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Prem Narayan Rai Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard Shri Gyanedra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and brief holder of Shri P.N. Rai, learned counsel for respondents No. 1 & 2. 2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition: "i. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent No. 2 for issuance of passport to the petitioner within a stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice." 3. The passport has not been issued to the petitioner apparently in view of pendency of a FIR No. 0111 of 2023, under Sections 411, 413, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC and Sections 3 & 25 of the Arms Act, Police Station Narahi, District Ballia 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 grant 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 :- 11.7.2025 Mukesh Kr. (Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- MUKESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad