Rakesh Kumar v. Union of India and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Passport issuance denied/pending due to criminal case — writ disposed with liberty to obtain no objection certificate from trial court or permission from superior court that stayed proceedings or granted interim protection — passport authorities to decide within two months — Case Crime No. 0672 of 2020, Sections 147/323/406/504/506 IPC, P.S. Kotwali, District Deoria — Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (Writ-C No. 41540 of 2023) and Rahimuddin (2025:AHC:181505-DB) followed — WRIT - C No. 9243 of 2026, Allahabad High Court, Atul Sreedharan & Siddharth Nandan, JJ., March 19, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned/trial court for a no objection certificate, or the superior court which stayed the proceedings or granted interim protection, in terms of the law laid down in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar and Rahimuddin (supra); the passport authorities to pass appropriate orders within a further period of two months thereafter.