Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136226-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25828 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Maheshwari Respondent :- Union Of India And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajeev Kumar Agrawal,Santosh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Gambhir Tripathi Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Gambhir Tripathi, learned counsel for respondents No. 1 & 2. 2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition: "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent No. 2 (Regional Passport Officer) for renewal of Passport No. N0660014 which was issued on dated 13.07.2015 and expired on dated 12.07.2025 for the next subsequent year." 3. The passport has not been issued to the petitioner apparently in view of pendency of two criminal cases 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 :- 12.8.2025/gp Digitally signed by :- GANESH PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad