The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, has ruled that an impounded passport must be released when the underlying criminal trial has been stayed by a superior court. Observing that the criminal charges in the present case were of a “petty nature,” the Court directed the Regional Passport Office to release the document
Passport Cannot Be Withheld When Criminal Proceedings Are Stayed: Allahabad High Court
