Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:128194-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25250 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shadab Ahmad Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vinod Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Yadvendra Pratap Singh Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Y.P. Singh, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. The following prayers have been made in the present petition:- "(i) To, Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus direct the respondent no.2 to call for the entire report from the respondent no.3 and 4 and issue passport in favour of the petitioner in accordance with law within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. (ii) To, Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus direct the respondent no. 2 to take appropriate action upon the application of the petitioner dated 22.11.2024 in the interest of justice." 3. The petitioner is not being issued passport 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 :- 31.7.2025 Dhirendra/ Digitally signed by :- DHIRENDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad