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Judicial Authority to Mandate Passport Surrender in Indian Criminal and Bail Proceedings

Can Courts Order Passport Surrender in India?

Traveling internationally often hinges on your passport, but what happens when legal troubles arise? Many wonder: Whether the Court can Order to Surrender Passport. In criminal cases, bail hearings, or disputes, courts sometimes direct individuals to hand over their passports. But does the judiciary have this power? This post dives into the legal nuances under Indian law, drawing from statutes and landmark judgments. Note: This is general information, not specific legal advice—consult a lawyer for your situation.

The Core Legal Framework: Passports Act, 1967

The Passports Act, 1967 is the special law governing issuance, impounding, revocation, and surrender of passports [

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Related Judgments

Anantula Karunakar Reddy VS Union of India - 2023 Supreme(Telangana) 715

2023 0 Supreme(Telangana) 715

2nd Respondent herein a certificate was also issued to the Petitioner, but inadvertently it is mentioned in the said surrender certificate the said surrender of ordinary passport in lieu of obtaining diplomatic/official passport and further the Petitioner should obtain an acquittal order or order permitting ... of sub-sec. (2) of Sec. 6 of the Passport Act 1967, provide....

Master Arya Selvakumar Priya VS Joint Secretary (PSP) And Chief Passport Officer Ministry Of External Affairs - 2023 Supreme(Kar) 186

2023 0 Supreme(Kar) 186

(v) The legal custody of child has been granted to the mother, vide Court order dated 4-09-2018, by Family Court, Bangalore in petition M.C.No.4807 of 2017. ... It is then, the Authorities insisted production of document of custody i.e., the order of the Court and other details of the matter. ... The legal guardian and the mother then filed an appeal before the Appellate Authority/1st respondent, who by ....

Kajal Naresh Kumar D/O Naresh Kumar VS Union Of India Ministry Of External Affairs - 2022 Supreme(Kar) 438

2022 0 Supreme(Kar) 438

ORDER : (g) that a warrant or summons for the appearance, or a warrant for the arrest, of the applicant has been issued by a court under any law for the time being in force or that an order prohibiting the departure from India of the applicant has been made by any such court; p align="justify" ... The contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that a wrong provision is invoked to direct surren....

Potturi Radhika VS Union Of India - 2024 Supreme(AP) 374

2024 0 Supreme(AP) 374

Then, the 2nd respondent directed the petitioner herein to surrender her passport on the ground that adverse remarks were received from the police. Pursuant to the same, the petitioner herein surrendered his passport on 19.06.2020. ... Therefore, in the facts and circumstances of the case, the proceedings of Respondent No.2 directing to surrender the passport of the petitioner is contrary to the law. (g)t....

Potturi Pradeep Kumar Varma vs Union Of India - 2024 Supreme(Online)(AP) 16259

2024 Supreme(Online)(AP) 16259

(g)that a warrant or summons for the appearance, or a warrant for the arrest, of the applicant has been issued by a court under any law for the time being in force or that an order prohibiting the departure from India of the applicant has been made by any such court; p class="sub_para ... This writ petition is filed claiming the following relief: “…to issue writ, direction or order more particularly in the nature of writ o....

Koshy Varghese S/o Late Abraham Varghese VS Union Of India - 2024 Supreme(Kar) 32

2024 0 Supreme(Kar) 32

The issue now is, whether the petitioner is entitled to a mandamus to the release of passport and the OCI card that was for four years held with the Bank and now before this Court pursuant to an order dated 17-10-2022. 6. ... ORDER : The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction by issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents-1, 4 and 5 to hand over origin....

Lalit Kumar Babu Lal Tater VS Union of India - 2023 Supreme(Del) 1166

2023 0 Supreme(Del) 1166

Learned counsel submits that while regular granting bail to the petitioner vide order dated 17.12.2016, learned trial court inter alia imposed the condition that the petitioner shall surrender his passport, if any. ... Allow the present petition and quash the impugned bail condition no. 8 (iii) imposed vide order dated 17.12.2016 passed by Ld. Special Judge, Patiala House Court, New Delh....

Raju Kattakayam S/o Sebastian vs State Of Kerala - 2025 Supreme(Ker) 1893

2025 0 Supreme(Ker) 1893

The petitioner shall surrender his passport before this court within 15 days of the receipt of the same. 3. The petitioner shall not leave India without the previous permission of this court. 4. ... The passport authority shall renew the passport of the petitioner for a period of 5 years, if the application is in order, and in the event of its renewal, the pas....

MANUSH S/O USHIRBHAI SHAH V/s STATE OF GUJARAT - 2025 Supreme(GUJ) 795

2025 Supreme(GUJ) 795

After the passport of the present applicant is renewed, the said passport shall be handed over to the applicant upon deposit of Rs.2 Lakhs towards security deposit and the same shall be refunded to the applicant upon re-surrender of renewed passport to the concerned trial Court after due and proper verification ... Learned advocate for the applicant submitted that while enlarging the applicant on bail, th....

Mohammed Hubban Mallick @ Hubban Mallick @ Md. Hubban Mallick VS Union of India - 2023 Supreme(Jhk) 302

2023 0 Supreme(Jhk) 302

However, the petitioner was asked by the respondent no. 1 to surrender the said passport and as such he surrendered the same on 05.11.2015 in the Regional Passport Office, Ranchi. ... However, the said passport has to be issued to every such citizen who may need to travel abroad for some urgent business and for the period specified in order of the court or if no period is specified in su....

Amit Suresh Bhatnagar VS Central Bureau Of Investigation - 2022 Supreme(Guj) 1095

2022 0 Supreme(Guj) 1095

(e) mark presence before the concerned police station at Gandhinagar, (Gujarat) on the 5th of every English Calendar month between 11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.; (d) not leave India without prior permission of the Sessions Judge concerned; (b) not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the prosecution nor shall the applicant attempt to contact any witness or hamper the cause of justice; (c) surrender passport, if any, to the lower court within a week;

Sumit Suresh Bhatnagar VS Central Bureau Of Investigation - 2022 Supreme(Guj) 1094

2022 0 Supreme(Guj) 1094

(b) not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the prosecution nor shall the applicant attempt to contact any witness or hamper the cause of justice; (e) mark presence before the concerned police station at Gandhinagar, (Gujarat) on the 5th of every English Calendar month between 11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.; (c) surrender passport, if any, to the lower court within a week; (d) not leave India without prior permission of the Sessions Judge concerned;

SAKIRBHAI @ BHATRO AKBARBHAI MANSURI VS STATE OF GUJARAT - 2022 Supreme(Guj) 1236

2022 0 Supreme(Guj) 1236

(c) surrender passport, if any, to the lower court within a week. (d) not leave India without prior permission of the concerned trial court. (e) furnish the present address of residence to the Investigating Officer and also to the Court at the time of execution of the bond and shall not change the residence without prior permission of the concerned trial court. (b) not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the prosecution.

Sunil Babubhai Bajaniya VS State Of Gujarat - 2022 Supreme(Guj) 1066

2022 0 Supreme(Guj) 1066

(c) surrender passport, if any, to the lower court within a week; (d) not leave India without prior permission of the Sessions Judge concerned; (b) not act in a manner injuries to the interest of the prosecution; (e) furnish latest address of residence to the Investigating Officer and also to the Court at the time of execution of the bond and shall not change the residence without prior permission of the trial Court;

Ashishbhai Mansukhbhai Ramoliya VS State of Gujarat - 2022 Supreme(Guj) 912

2022 0 Supreme(Guj) 912

(b) not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the prosecution; (c) surrender passport, if any, to the lower court within a week; (d) not leave the India without prior permission of the concerned trial court; (e) mark presence before the concerned Police Station between 1st to 10th day of every English calendar month for a period of six months between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.;

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