HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32701 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J. HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Om Prakash Gupta, learned counsel for respondents no. 1 & 2 and learned Standing Counsel for respondent no. 3. 2. The following prayers have been made in the present petition: "(1). Issue a writ, order of direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to issue the Passport to the petitioner regarding the application reference No.-250056612754 being file No. LKPO65342209825 dated 30/06/2025. (2). Issue other writ, order of direction which this may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. (3). To award cost of the petition, to 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 (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. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pradeep Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Om Prakash Gupta Ankur Bajpai .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 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 24, 2025 A. Mandhani WRIC No. 32701 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK MANDHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad