Supreme Court of India

Suresh Nanda v. C.b.i

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Reported as [2008] 1 S.C.R. 1212
Bench P.P. Naolekar and Markandey Katju JJ.
Decided 24 January 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we set aside the impugned ., SURESH NANDA v.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Passport Act, 1967: s.10(3)(e) - Impounding of passport of - NRI - FIR against - During search operation, passport seized - Retained by CBI under orders of Court - HELD: Retention of passport by CBI is clearly illegal as it has not been done in conformity with provisions of law and there is no order of the passport authorities uls 10(3)(e) or by Central Government uls 10- to impound passport - Passport could not have been impounded except by passport authority in accordance with law- Passport Act being a specific one ands. 104 Cr PC. being a general provision, by necessary implication power

Where later benches applied it

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