HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40867 of 2026 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE J.J. MUNIR, J. HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Tushar Kant, learned Central Government Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos. 1, 2 and 3 and Mr. Pradeep Singh, learned Standing Counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent nos. 4 to 7. 2. Let the petitioner appear before the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, in compliance with the memo dated 18.06.2026, who will consider the petitioner's case for the issue of a passport, bearing in mind what is pending against the petitioner is an N.C.R. under Section 323 IPC. 3. The registration of a mere N.C.R. does not disentitle the petitioner from the grant of a passport, as held by the Supreme Court in Mahesh Kumar Agrawal v. Union of Indian and another, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2887. 4. The Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, upon the petitioner appearing before him within ten days of date and filing his reply, together with the necessary documents, will pass necessary orders within fifteen days thereafter, which the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow will communicate to the petitioner through speed post. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Punam Keshari, Randhir Jain, Sandeep Kumar Keshari Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Tushar Kant Prince Kumar Gautam .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. This petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid orders. 6. The Registrar (Compliance) is directed to communicate this order to the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow through the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow within 48 hours. October 7, 2026 Prashant D. WRIC No. 40867 of 2026 2 (Vivek Saran,J.) (J.J. Munir,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRASHANT DWIVEDI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad