Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Section 6 Passports Act | Mere FIR Registration Insufficient for Passport Denial: Madras HC Sets Statutory Bar Clarification
Madras High Court rules that passport denial under Section 6 of the Passports Act requires pending criminal proceedings before a court, not just an FIR. The judgment mandates strict adherence to statutory grounds, impacting passport applicants facing police investigations without formal charges.