https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41626 A criminal court may withhold or impound a foreign accused's passport where necessary to secure attendance at trial and prevent evasion of justice. The Passports Act, 1967 was held to regulate passports issued under that Act, but not to exclude inherent judicial power over a foreign passport in aid of criminal . In the absence of an express statutory bar, the court may act on a reasonable apprehension that the accused may leave the country and defeat the prosecution. Constitutional authorities on executive impounding were distinguished as not limiting the court's power in criminal proceedings. en-us Fri, 28 Dec 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:56:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41626 A criminal court may withhold or impound a foreign accused's passport where necessary to secure attendance at trial and prevent evasion of justice. The Passports Act, 1967 was held to regulate passports issued under that Act, but not to exclude inherent judicial power over a foreign passport in aid of criminal . In the absence of an express statutory bar, the court may act on a reasonable apprehension that the accused may leave the country and defeat the prosecution. Constitutional authorities on executive impounding were distinguished as not limiting the court's power in criminal proceedings. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 28 Dec 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41626