https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173418 A special statute governing passports prevails over the general powers of criminal procedure: police may seize property, but neither police nor court can impound or continue to retain a passport under the Code of Criminal Procedure when the Passports Act, 1967 assigns that function to the passport authority. Continued retention after seizure is treated as impounding and, because it affects civil rights, it must be supported by action under Section 10(3) of the Act or temporary suspension under Section 10A, with procedural fairness and hearing by the competent authority. On that basis, the retention was unlawful and the passport was directed to be returned, subject to lawful action by passport authorities. en-us Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173418 A special statute governing passports prevails over the general powers of criminal procedure: police may seize property, but neither police nor court can impound or continue to retain a passport under the Code of Criminal Procedure when the Passports Act, 1967 assigns that function to the passport authority. Continued retention after seizure is treated as impounding and, because it affects civil rights, it must be supported by action under Section 10(3) of the Act or temporary suspension under Section 10A, with procedural fairness and hearing by the competent authority. On that basis, the retention was unlawful and the passport was directed to be returned, subject to lawful action by passport authorities. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173418