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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133649-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 26443 of 2025 Petitioner :- Harsh Singh Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Harish Kumar Tripathi,Sangram 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. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri R.P.S. Chauhan, learned counsel for respondents No. 1 to 3 and learned standing counsel for respondent No. 4.
2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition:
"I. to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature mandamus, direct and command the respondent authorities to issue the passport in favour of the petitioner within stipulated time which may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court"
3. The passport has not been issued to the petitioner apparently on account of FIR No. 0427 of 2024, under Sections 115(2), 351(3), 126(2), 324(4) & 324(5) of BNS, Police Station Barhalganj, District Gorakhpur 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. Order Date :- 7.8.2025 Mukesh Kr. (Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- MUKESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad