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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:138097-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 23729 of 2025 Petitioner :- Abdul Ajim Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ankit Kapoor Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri R.K. Jaiswal,
learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2, by whom memo of appearance has been filed in Court.
2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition:-
" i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 to re-issue/renewal the passport of the petitioner bearing Application Reference No.(ARN) 25- 0053658033 which was submitted for renewal of the passport after expiry of the old passport N o.L3715441."
3. The passport of the petitioner is not being renewed apparently in view of pendency of criminal case against the petitioner bearing Case Crime No.648 of 2020, under Section 452, 504, 506, 454, 380, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Bhelupur, District Varanasi.
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 :- 13.8.2025 Ashish/- (R.M.N.Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ASHISH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad