Passport Can't Be Seized Or Retained By Investigating Agency In Absence Of Any Crime Committed With It: Kerala High Court

In a recent development in the case of the Intelligence Officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) versus Davood, the Honorable Mr. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas of the High Court of Kerala has ordered the release of the petitioner's passport. The case, bearing Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 5301 of 2022, pertains to the seizure of Davood's passport by the NCB on allegations of an offense under the Narcotic Drugs and…