Allahabad High Court
PRAMODversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER
- Decided
Holding
The petition is disposed, directing the petitioner to follow the procedural guidelines of the cited precedents before the passport application can be decided.
Summary
The petitioner, Pramod, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking the disposal of his pending fresh passport application. The respondents, Union of India, informed the Court that a show‑cause notice had been issued to the petitioner in connection with a criminal case (case crime no. 64A of 2000) involving offences under Sections 147, 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court observed that the petitioner must first comply with the procedural guidelines laid down in the earlier judgments of Rahimuddin v. Union of India and Wajiruddin Khan v. Union of India. After complying with those guidelines, the Regional Passport Officer is to decide the passport application in accordance with the timelines prescribed in those cases. Accordingly, the Court directed the petitioner to follow the said procedures and disposed of the petition.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a fresh passport despite a pending criminal case and show‑cause notice under the IPC.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 147, 323, 504, 506
Subjects
- Passport
- Article 226
- Criminal case
- Show cause notice
- Indian Penal Code
- Procedural guidelines
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 29044 of 2026
Pramod
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union Of India And Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., A.S.G.I., Kuldeep Kumar
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Kuldeep Kumar,
learned counsel for Union of India.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution
petitioner has prayed for disposal of his application for 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. 64A of 2000, under Section 147, 323, 504, 506 IPC,
P.S. Salempur District Deoria.
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 shall dispose of the application of the petitioner
in accordance with guidelines laid down and timeline provided in the
aforesaid judgments.
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5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands
disposed of.
(Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.)
September 23, 2026
Kuldeep
Digitally signed by :-
KULDEEP SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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