WRIT - C No. 5550 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31708-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5550 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramesh Chauhan Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Nirvikalp Pandey,Prarabdha Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Shashi Shankar Tripathi Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Donadi Ramesh,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. Grievance of the petitioner is that his application for re-issuance of passport is kept pending on account of his implication in two criminal cases, i.e., Case Crime No. 268 of 2017, under Sections 147, 148,, 149, 341, 353, 427, 323,504, 506, 307, 336 I.P.C. and 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act and Case Crime No. 269 of 2017, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 353, 427, 323,504, 506, 307, 336 I.P.C. and 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act. Prayer is made to command the respondent to issue passport in favour of the petitioner. A Division Bench of this Court in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar vs. Union of India & 2 Ors. in Writ C No.41540 of 2023, decided on 19.1.2024 has examined the statutory scheme with respect of issuance of passport and has observed that in cases where criminal pro