HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 31826 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J. HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Shailendra Kumar Maurya, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Tushar Kant, learned counsel for respondents No. 1, 2 & 3 and learned Standing Counsel for respondents no. 4 & 5. 2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition: "(I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondent No. 3 to re-issue the passport of the petitioner, which is still pending before the Respondent No. 3." 3. The passport has not been reissued to the petitioner apparently in view of pendency of a criminal case 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. September 12, 2025 gp Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shailendra Kumar Maurya Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Pancham Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- GANESH PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad