Investigating agency can seize passport but cannot retain or impound it: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

Only the passport authority has the power to impound a passport under Section 10(3) of the Passport Act, the High Court observed.
Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Passport
Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Passport
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The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently observed that though investigating agencies are entitled to seize passports during a criminal investigation, they have no power to impound or retain the same in their custody [Madhu Bakshi V/S Anti Corruption Bureau Kashmir].

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