https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173414 Mere possession of a foreign passport does not by itself contravene the Passports Act unless there is departure from India or an attempt to depart, because liability under Section 12 depends on breach of the departure control in Section 3. By contrast, unauthorised possession of a revolver and live cartridges in a notified area attracts the special anti-terror law, since Section 5 creates a rebuttable presumption that such arms were intended for terrorist or disruptive activity. The presence of an Arms Act offence does not displace the aggravated offence under the special statute where the presumption is not rebutted. en-us Wed, 24 Mar 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 12:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173414 Mere possession of a foreign passport does not by itself contravene the Passports Act unless there is departure from India or an attempt to depart, because liability under Section 12 depends on breach of the departure control in Section 3. By contrast, unauthorised possession of a revolver and live cartridges in a notified area attracts the special anti-terror law, since Section 5 creates a rebuttable presumption that such arms were intended for terrorist or disruptive activity. The presence of an Arms Act offence does not displace the aggravated offence under the special statute where the presumption is not rebutted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Mar 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173414