WRIT - C No. 6726 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:32667-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6726 of 2025 Petitioner :- Neelesh Yadav Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manish Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. 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 issuance of passport is kept pending on account of his implication in Case Crime No.0102 of 2024, under Sections 323, 504, 506, 336, 427 IPC, Police Station Raunapar, District Azamgarh. 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 proceeding is pending it would be the appropriate court which would be in a better position to consider the question as to whether issuance of passport would be desirable in view of the pendency of criminal proceedings. In the facts o