WRIT - C No. 3352 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33737-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 3352 of 2025 Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Saroj Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Other Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Yash Chauhan Counsel for Respondent :- Arvind Nath Agrawal,A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Donadi Ramesh,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Arvind Nath Agrawal, learned counsel for the respondent. Petitioner's application for renewal of passport apparently has been kept pending on account of his implication in two criminal cases i.e. Complaint Case No.3267 of 2014, under Sections 323, 324, 504 and 506 IPC, P.S. Gambhirpur, District- Azamgarh and Case No.4878 of 2016, under Sections 323, 504 and 506 I.P.C., P.S. Gambhirpur, District- Azamgarh, where the appellant has been bailed out in both cases. Reliance is placed upon the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Writ - C No. 41540 of 2023 (Pawan Kumar Rajbhar Vs. Union of India & 2 Ors.), in order to contend that mere pendency of two criminal cases cannot be a ground to deny renewal of passport to the petitioner. In the facts of the case, we permit the petitioner to approach the concerned court where t