Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136609-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25757 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Verma Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajeshwar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1.The following prayer has been made in the present petition:- "i. Issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No.2 to reissue (renewal) passport in favour of petitioner in pursuance of File No.LK1078814162815 dated 20.05.2025 (contained in annexure No.2 to the writ petition)." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that solitary criminal case is pending against the petitioner. The proceedings of the said case have been stayed by this Court in Criminal Misc. Application under Section 482 No.15802 of 2021. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. The application for no-objection shall be considered and decided by the learned Magistrate, without the stay of proceedings of the trial vide interim order dated 02.09.2021 in Criminal Misc. Application under Section 482 No.15802 of 2021 being an impediment. Order Date :- 12.8.2025 Ashish/- (R.M.N.Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad