Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court
Article 21 | Indefinite Passport Surrender Under Bail Without Investigation Progress Violates Personal Liberty : Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has ruled that holding a bail condition requiring passport surrender for over eight years-without any progress in investigation-constitutes an unreasonable restriction on personal liberty under Article 21. This sets a critical precedent for accused persons seeking employment abroad, mandating trial courts to periodically reassess such conditions in light of investigative delay.