HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 31847 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J. HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anoop Tiwari, learned counsel for respondent nos. 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 directing the respondent no. 2 to complete the process and issue fresh passport in favour of the petitioner expeditiously and if possible within specified period." 3. The passport has not been issued 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 Jaideep/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pravesh Kumar Tripathi, Vijendra Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Anoop Tiwari, C.S.C. (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Radheshyam Singh .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- JAIDEEP BANERJEE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad