Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:121248-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 23983 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohd. Aatif Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd Faizyab Rahamani Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Rakesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for respondents No. 1 & 2 and learned Standing Counsel for respondent No. 3. 2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition: "I- to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus or directing the Regional Passport Officer (respondent no. 02) to decide the Online Application Reference No. 21-0012807254 and File No. LK2075962145621 dated 21.12.2021 filed by the petitioner to reissue/renew the Passport in favour of the petitioner expeditiously, within a specific period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. The passport has not been issued to the petitioner 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 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. (R.M.N. Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 24.7.2025/gp Digitally signed by :- GANESH PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad