passport
and further issuing directions to the respondents to forward the
passport to the passport Authority, to adjudicate on impounding
of passport of the applicant ... Passport Authority to initiate any action under Section 10(3)(e) of
the Passport Act. The passport, however, is required to be
returned
return for fear
of arrest, but, following its recall, he returned to the country,
obtained anticipatory bail, and thereafter applied for return of
his passport ... returned to the country and
submitted his passport. She further submits that, if the
passport is returned to him, the petitioner may not be
available
were remanded initially but were released on bail subsequently. Their passports and return air tickets were seized as documents which in the opinion ... cases the Magistrate has no power to direct customs authorities to return passport or return air tickets.
16. Alternatively it is contended by learned counsel
would not give 'No
Objection' for return of the passports seized by him. After
bargaining, the appellant no.1 reduced the amount ... matter of giving 'No objection' certificate for
return of passport was also discussed. The complainant took out
the tainted currency notes from
pass an
order for release of Passport.
(g) The Passport in question has been directed to be returned on
execution of a bond ... return of Passport to the accused/opposite party no. 1 requires some
modification. Accordingly, I direct that the Passport in question be returned
produce his passport. Accordingly, the
appellant submitted his passport to the concerned police
station, which in turn, handed over the original passport ... impound a passport. He
further submitted that the power to impound passport vests
only in the Passport Authority under the Passports Act, 1967
(for short
were remanded initially but were released on bail subsequently. Their passports and return air tickets were seized as documents which in the opinion ... cases the magistrate has no power to direct Customs Authorities to return passports or return air tickets.
16. Alternatively it is contended by learned Counsel
passport. This is because impounding a "
Passport" is provided for in Section 10(3) of the Passports
Act. The Passports ... integra and it is only the passport authority, who could
impound the passport under the provisions of the Passports
Act . The above has been clearly laid
dated 15.05.2020 thereby
directed the petitioner to return the passport of the respondent herein on certain
conditions.
2. Mr.M.P.Kumar, Special Public Prosecutor ... passport. The learned Magistrate rightly observed that offence
does not pertaining to the passport Act and as such ordered to return of his
passport
passport. The
power of impounding the passport is only vested with the passport authority and that
Section 10 of the Indian Passport Act, 1967 contains ... that the passport can be retained only
by an order of passport authority under Section 10(3) of the Passport Act and even
the Court
