The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has ruled that a trial court cannot deny a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for travel abroad solely on the ground of a pending criminal trial if there is no material on record to suggest the applicant is a flight risk. Justice Pankaj Bhatia quashed a lower court’s refusal order
Passport NOC Cannot Be Denied Solely on Pendency of Criminal Case Absent Flight Risk: Allahabad High Court
