HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 31414 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J. HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Aditya Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondents No.1, 2 and 3 and learned standing counsel for respondents No.4 and 5. 2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition: "(1) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent no.3 to issue the passport of the petitioner, which is still pending before the respondent no.3." 3. The passport has not been issued to the petitioner apparently on account of Case Crime No.0158 of 2024, under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(2) B.N.S., 2023, Police Station Doharighat, District Mau 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shailendra Kumar Maurya Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Suraj Sahani .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 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. September 10, 2025 Anil WRIC No. 31414 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad