HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 36849 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for disposal of his application for reissuance of passport pending with the concerned Regional Passport Officer. 3. Per contra it is submitted by learned counsel for the respondents that the petitioner has been issued with the show cause notice to explain about the following criminal case which is pending against him: (i) case crime no. 0233 of 2026, under Sections 3(5), 326(e), 352, 351(2) B.N.S., Police Station Sarailakhansi, District Mau. 4. In our considered view, petitioner should, in the first instance, take steps according to the guidelines and follow the procedures laid down in the judgment of this Court in the case of Rahimuddin vs. Union of India & Another (Neutral Citation No. 2025:AHC:181505-DB) and recently in the case of Wajiruddin Khan v. Union of India & 2 Others, (Neutral Citation No. 2026:AHC:138176-DB) and thereafter, the Regional Passport Officer shall dispose of the application of the petitioner in accordance with guidelines laid down and timeline provided in the aforesaid judgments. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jay Prakash, Shivkumar Gupta, Vinay Kumar Bharti Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Ravindra Kumar Bharti .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. September 30, 2026 Sachin Mishra WRIC No. 36849 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad