HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 31926 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J. HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Sitendra Prasad Mishra, learned counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 and learned standing counsel for respondent No.3. 2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition: "(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 to take the decision on the application of the petitioner dated 09.06.2024 for issuance of a Passport within CO the stipulated period fixed by this Hon'ble court." 3. The passport has not been issued to the petitioner apparently on account of Case Crime No.192 of 2018, under Sections 323, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station Lohata, District Varanasi 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Ankur Chaurasia, Diwan Saifullah Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Mohd Asalam .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) to take further action in the matter taking into notice the no-objection granted by the court. September 12, 2025 Anil WRIC No. 31926 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad