Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:127574-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25096 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ranvijay Yadav Respondent :- Union Of India And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vivekanand Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Ritu Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Ritu, learned counsel for respondents nos. 1, 3 and 4 and learned Standing Counsel for respondent nos. 2 and 5. 2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition: - "A. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 1 to 4 to re-issue passport (renewal) in favour of the petitioner as early as possible within stipulated period. B. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 5 not to make impediment in making verification for the passport of petitioner on account of the alleged FIR in Case Crime No. 607 of 2010 u/s 308, 325, 323, 504, 506, 427 I.P.C. P.S. Bansgaon, District Gorakhpur." 3. The application of the petitioner for renewal of passport is pending apparently in view of pendency of a criminal case 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 renewal 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. (R.M.N. Mishra,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Order Date :- 31.7.2025/Jaideep/- Digitally signed by :- JAIDEEP BANERJEE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad