Manoj Kumar Singh v. Union of India and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 9273 of 2026, decided March 19, 2026 (Atul Sreedharan and Siddharth Nandan, JJ.). Passport application kept pending due to pendency of criminal case; petitioner permitted to seek no objection certificate from trial court or approach superior court that stayed proceedings/granted interim protection; passport authorities to decide afresh within two months. Relies on Pawan Kumar Rajbhar Vs. Union of India (Writ - C No. 41540 of 2023) and Rahimuddin Vs. Union Of India (2025:AHC:181505-DB). Keywords: passport, pendency of criminal case, Sections 406/420/504/506 IPC, Case Crime No. 867 of 2013, Gorakhpur, no objection certificate.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with 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; passport authorities to take a fresh decision and pass appropriate orders within two months thereafter.