HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 37355 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Gaya Prasad Singh, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 1 & 2 and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for disposal of his application for issuance of 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.- 163 of 2020 under Section 3/4 of U.P. Gambling Act, Police Station - Erich, District - Jhansi. 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 concerned 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) : Ashutosh Upadhyay, Sujeet Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Sahabuddin .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. September 17, 2026 Atmesh WRIC No. 37355 of 2026 2 (Siddharth Nandan,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad