HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32211 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J. HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for respondents no. 1 to 3. 2. The following prayers have been made in the present petition: "i) Issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, directing the Respondents to take appropriate action upon the application filed by the petitioner for reissuance of passport to the Petitioner within stipulated time period; ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/directing the respondent no.2 reissue a passport in favour of the petitioner in respect of application reference no.ARN25-0055596819 dated 24/06/2025 having its file no. LK4075412895825 forthwith in accordance with law iii) Issue any suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. iv) To award the cost of the petition in favor of the petitioner." 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohabbat Bi, Mohd Imdad Siddiqui Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Ajay Kumar Gautam Mohammad Sadab .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) (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 16, 2025 A. Mandhani WRIC No. 32211 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK MANDHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad