HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 38450 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard Sri H.P.Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Piyush Tripathi, learned counsel for respondent nos. 1,2 and 3. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for disposal of his pending application for fresh passport 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. 0323 of 2016, under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506,427 IPC, P.S. Tarawa, District Azamgarh. 4. In our considered view, petitioner should, in the first instance, follow the guidelines and 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 in the aforesaid judgments. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. September 30, 2026 Sanjeev Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Harendra Prasad Yadav, Sri Ram Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Piyush Tripathi (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Mohammad Saleem .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad