Allowed
Vaitla Naveen and Ors. v. the Regional Commissioner and Ors.
Karnataka HCWP/205696/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Writ petition against the Regional Passport Officer's refusal to release the petitioner's passport, which had been ordered retained by the trial court as a bail condition in a pending criminal case. The court held the officer was not justified in withholding the passport and directed it to be returned to the petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; Regional Passport Officer directed to release/register the petitioner's passport after obtaining certified copy of the order.