Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:135297-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 26775 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anish Kumar Sharma Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashutosh Srivastava,Ritvik Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard Sri Ritvik Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Rakesh Mohan, learned counsel for the Union of India and Regional Passport Officer, and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The application of the petitioner for renewal of passport port has been kept pending for the reason:- "Police Verification Report is not clear and application is under review at Regional Passport Office." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits that FIR No.0183 of 2024, under Sections 406 and 506 IPC, dated 31.08.2024, Police Station- Cantt. District Prayagraj is registered against the petitioner. 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. Order Date :- 11.8.2025 Ashish/- (R.M.N.Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad