Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136729-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25915 of 2025 Petitioner :- Himanshu Goyal Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gauri Dubey,Gautam Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Chandra Vijai Singh Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Chandra Vijai Singh, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. The following prayers have been made in the present petition:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 11.02.2023 passed by the Regional Passport Officer/Respondent no. 3 and reissue a new passport to the petitioner. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to direct the respondent no. 3 to accept and decide the application dated 11.02.2023 moved by the petitioner within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. The passport of the petitioner is not being renewed 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 :- 12.8.2025 Dhirendra/ Digitally signed by :- DHIRENDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad