HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40197 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard Sri Mohammad Waseem, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Mukteshwar Upadhyay, learned counsel for respondent nos. 4 & 5. 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. 16 of 2025, under Section 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, P.S. Faridpur, District Bareilly 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. October 5, 2026 Sanjeev Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohammad Waseem Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Mukteshwar Upadhyay (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Javed Khan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad