Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court writ petition (WRIT - C No. 41046 of 2025) on renewal of passport despite pending criminal case — Case Crime No. 0174 of 2019, Ss. 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Shahganj, District Jaunpur. Bench: Atul Sreedharan and Anish Kumar Gupta, JJ.; decided 21-11-2025. Applies guidelines of Pawan Kumar Rajbhar v. Union of India and 2 Others (2024:AHC:9963DB): trial-court permission before applying to Passport Authority; additional condition that issued passport be deposited with trial court and released only on independent trial-court approval for each foreign trip. Petition disposed of. Keywords: passport renewal, pending prosecution, trial court permission, deposit of passport, foreign travel, Pawan Kumar Rajbhar guidelines.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with operative directions: petitioner to first seek trial-court permission (per Pawan Kumar Rajbhar guidelines) before applying to the Passport Authority; any passport issued must be deposited with the trial court and released only upon independent trial-court approval of each proposed foreign trip.