P.Dhanapal v. The State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail passport-surrender condition set aside; Madurai Bench, Madras High Court; CRL MP(MD) No. 5183 of 2026 in Crl.O.P.(MD) No. 9928 of 2018; Section 528 BNSS; Idol Wing CID, Tamil Nadu; passport returned for renewal; future foreign travel requires permission of trial court; decided 09-03-2026 by G.R. Swaminathan J.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Miscellaneous Petition was allowed; the petitioner may have his passport returned for renewal, subject to the direction that any future departure from India requires permission from the court where the trial is taking place. ¶12