AI Overview...
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Passport Pages Torn or Missing - Passports must not be altered or mutilated, and any endorsement should only be made by authorized officials. The presence of missing pages in a passport can lead to legal issues, including registration of cases or penalties under the Passports Act, 1967. Alterations or mutilations are considered violations of passport regulations. GURPREET SINGH VS STATE (NCT OF DELHI) - Delhi
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Alteration of Offense Details in Reports - Several cases involve the alteration of First Information Reports (FIRs) or reports to reflect different charges, such as changing sections from 302 IPC (murder) to 304 Part I or II IPC (culpable homicide). These alterations are often linked to investigations involving passports, criminal records, or incidents, highlighting procedural manipulations. Saraswathi VS State - Crimes, SARASWATHI VS STATE OF MADRAS - Madras, Dharmarajan VS State of Kerala - Kerala
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Legal Framework and Rights - Under the Passports Act, authorities must follow fair procedures, including the audi alteram partem rule, before impounding a passport. Statutes provide mechanisms for impounding passports but emphasize the need for hearings unless statutes explicitly state otherwise. The law aims to balance enforcement with individual rights. R. Seshagiri Rao VS University of Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh
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Evidence and Identification - Fingerprints are generally reliable for identification, but can be altered through burning or cutting. DNA evidence, however, remains unchangeable, providing a crucial means of identification in forensic investigations. The integrity of evidence is vital in cases involving passport theft, alteration, or related crimes. Mukesh VS State for NCT of Delhi - Supreme Court
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Case Specifics and Insights - Several cases involve the recovery or seizure of passports (e.g., Passport No. 209027 from Chandigarh), and reports of missing or altered documents. The importance of maintaining accurate records and preventing unauthorized alterations is underscored to uphold legal and procedural integrity. In some instances, offences were reclassified after investigation, reflecting the complexity of legal procedures involving passports. MOHINDER SINGH PANDHER VS STATE OF U. P. - Allahabad
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Procedural and Policy Considerations - Authorities are advised to register cases when valuable documents like passports are lost or stolen, ensuring proper legal procedures are followed for issuing new documents. Alterations in reports or documents often involve procedural safeguards but may also be manipulated, emphasizing the need for strict adherence to legal standards. Dharmarajan VS State of Kerala - Kerala
Analysis and Conclusion
The sources collectively highlight the importance of maintaining the integrity of passports and related documents, with strict legal provisions against unauthorized alterations or mutilations. Procedural safeguards, such as hearings before impounding passports, are mandated by law to protect individual rights. Evidence integrity, especially fingerprint and DNA data, plays a crucial role in forensic investigations related to passport crimes. Cases involving report alterations demonstrate procedural vulnerabilities that can be exploited, underscoring the need for diligent enforcement and adherence to legal standards to prevent misuse and ensure justice.
Search Results for "Passport Altered Pages Torn"
2007 0 Supreme(Del) 531 • India - Delhi
REVA KHETRAPAL
Passports Act - Missing Pages in Passport - Section 12 of the Passports Act, 1967 - Rule 19 of the Passports Rules, 1980 p ... Fact of the Case: The petitioner's passport was found to have missing pages upon his return to India, leading to the registration ... A passport or travel document must not be altered or mutilated in any way nor any endorsement made in it by any person other than a duly authorized official. ... ... ( 4 ) ....
2015 0 Supreme(Guj) 791 • India - Gujarat
AKIL ABDUL HAMID KURESHI, V.MPANCHOLI
caused death of boy without intention - Accused have no criminal record - But act of accused was imminent danger - Thus, conviction altered ... As per his deposition, the accused had come to his shop on 04.01.2007 and purchased the sim card by paying Rs. 500/- and assured him that he had the license for identification and a passport size photograph. ... In this judgment, Shaw, J. delivering the judgment of the Central Criminal Court observed as follows:-- ... "The determination of the question is rendered more difficult because tape-recordings may be #HL_S....
1987 0 Supreme(Bom) 229 • India - Bombay
V.A.MOHTA, N.W.SAMBRE
In 1974 a merger scheme was prepared and in 1980 scheme service conditions were further altered. ... See in this connection Maxwell on "The Interpretation of statutes", Twelfth Edition, pages 196-198. ... ... ... ... have been admissible to him if the rights in relation to the undertaking had not been transferred to, and vested in the Corporation and continue to do so unless and until his employment in such Corporation is duly terminated or until his remuneration and terms and conditions of employment are duly altered ... Those who are ....
2002 0 Supreme(AP) 1288 • India - Andhra Pradesh
S.ANANDA REDDY
One of the contentions of the petitioner was that section 10 (3) (c) of the Passport Act is void as conferring an arbitrary power since it does not provide for a hearing of the holder of the passport before the passport is impounded. The learned Chief Justice, m. H. ... audi alteram partem rule should be followed before impounding a passport, but that is not conclusive of the question, if the statute makes itself clear on this point, then no more question arises. ... policy consideration behind this rule of public law (w....
2013 0 Supreme(Ker) 739 • India - Kerala
T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, B.KEMAL PASHA
There was a plastic cover containing two passport size photographs and two stamp size photographs of the deceased, and two Sim cards, one of Airtel and one of Aircel. ... The conviction under Section 302 IPC was altered to one under Section 304 Part I IPC. ... 384. In Gudu Ram v. ... State of HP (Supra), it was found that there was no intention on the part of the accused to cause the death of the deceased and thereby conviction was altered from 302 IPC to S.304 Part II IPC. Ankush S. Gaiwad v. ... According to PW35, on 2.2.2011 at 8 a.m.,....
• India - Crimes
K.M.NATARAJAN, THANIKKACHALAM
On the basis of their statements, he altered the First Information Report into one under sections 120B read with 302, 201 and 109 I.P.C, wherein accused 1 to 6 were arrayed as accused. Ex. P228 is the altered First Information Report. On 5.7.1984 at about 4 p.m. he arrested accused 1 to 6. ... P79 in the passport Ex. P78 which was issued to her. P.W. 38 doctor treated the deceased on 31.3.1984 and made the relevant entry Ex. P81 in the passport Ex. PSO which was issued to her. P.W. 39, Dr. ... P82 in the said p....
1993 0 Supreme(Mad) 320 • India - Madras
K.M.NATARAJAN, THANIKKACHALAM
On the basis of their statements, he altered the First Information Report into one under sections 120b read with 302, 201 and 109 I. P. C, wherein accused 1 to 6 were arrayed as accused. Ex. P228 is the altered First Information Report. On 5. 7. 1984 at about 4 p. m. he arrested accused 1 to 6. ... P79 in the passport Ex. P78 which was issued to her. P. W. 38 doctor treated the deceased on 31. 3. 1984 and made the relevant entry Ex. P81 in the passport Ex. PSO which was issued to her. P. W. 39, Dr. ... P82 in the said #H....
2009 0 Supreme(All) 3145 • India - Allahabad
IMTIYAZ MURTAZA, K.N.PANDEY
He admitted that on 29.12.2006, during search operation, a passport No. 209027 issued from Chandigarh was recovered and he seized the same. This passport was of Muninder Singh Pandher. ... Missing report No. 61 of 2005 was altered to offences under Sections 376, 302, 201, IPC and case was registered accordingly, as would be borne out from G.D. No. 32. Carbon copy is marked as Ext. Ka-41. Report was prepared by Head Moharrir Rajveer which is marked as Ext. Ka-42. ... The passport is marked as Ext. Kha-1. ... 50. P.W. 36 ....
2017 3 Supreme 385 • India - Supreme Court
DIPAK MISRA, ASHOK BHUSHAN, R.BANUMATHI
Finger prints are only on the fingers and at times may be altered. Burning or cutting a finger can change the make of the finger print. But DNA cannot be changed for an individual no matter whatever happens to a body. ... 86. ... The mind gets altered by most powerful ethical reasons to speak only the truth. Great solemnity and sanctity is attached to the words of a dying person because a person on the verge of death is not likely to tell lies or to concoct a case so as to implicate an innocent person. ... The other means adopted, inter alia, are preparat....
2014 0 Supreme(Ker) 219 • India - Kerala
K.T.SANKARAN, M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS
The offence was altered by deleting the caption “man missing” and adding offences under Sections 366A, 372, 373 and 376 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. ... Where a person loses his credit card, passport or other valuable document, issuing authority thereof may insist for intimation to be given and registration of a case thereof by the police to enable them to take further steps for issue of a fresh document/card etc., as the case may be. ... , whereas, the statement in the handwriting of Assistant Sub Inspector of Police Balakrishnan, produc....
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