HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 38768 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for disposal of his application for fresh 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. 454 of 2022, under Section 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 406, 504, 506, 120B IPC, P.S. Kotwali District Ballia. 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) : Arpit Raj Mishra, Himanshu Giri Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ajay Singh, A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Sanjay Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. October 1, 2026 Kuldeep WRIC No. 38768 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad