https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765674 Bombay HC allowed applicant's plea to delete bail condition requiring passport surrender after each foreign trip and court permission for future travel. Court held passport seizure violated Passports Act 1967 provisions and fundamental rights under Articles 19(1)(g) and 21. HC applied maxim generalia specialibus non derogant, ruling special Passports Act prevails over general CrPC. Court noted applicant had business requirements for frequent travel, no criminal antecedents, deep social roots, and had previously complied with travel conditions without misusing liberty. Permanent passport retention amounted to indirect impounding contrary to statutory provisions. en-us Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:38:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765674 Bombay HC allowed applicant's plea to delete bail condition requiring passport surrender after each foreign trip and court permission for future travel. Court held passport seizure violated Passports Act 1967 provisions and fundamental rights under Articles 19(1)(g) and 21. HC applied maxim generalia specialibus non derogant, ruling special Passports Act prevails over general CrPC. Court noted applicant had business requirements for frequent travel, no criminal antecedents, deep social roots, and had previously complied with travel conditions without misusing liberty. Permanent passport retention amounted to indirect impounding contrary to statutory provisions. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765674