The High Court of Kerala has ordered the release of the passport of Irshad Mancheri, a 27-year-old individual, whose passport had been detained due to his alleged possession of smuggled. The decision was made in response to a writ petition filed by Irshad Mancheri against the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive).
The petitioner, Irshad Mancheri had his passport confiscated by the Customs Authorities. This action was taken when the petitioner was found in possession of smuggled gold weighing 1331.95 grams and gold bars weighing 233.84 grams. The incident occurred at the Cochin International Airport.
The petitioner, represented by M.A. Baby and Meenakshy Parvathy, approached the Kerala High Court seeking a writ of mandamus, commanding the respondent, the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), to release his passport.
The court noted that the investigation into the smuggling case involving the petitioner had been concluded.
The respondent revenue, represented by Sri Sreelal N Warrier, Standing Counsel for Customs, assured the court that the petitioner’s passport could be released, provided the petitioner committed to furnishing details of future travels as requested by Customs Authorities whenever such travels occurred.
The petitioner expressed his willingness to provide the Customs Authorities with details of his future travels as and when required by them.
The single bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh issued a direction that the passport of Irshad Mancheri should be released. However, this release is subject to the condition that the petitioner must provide the requested details of his future travels to the Customs Authorities. This condition aims to ensure that the authorities can keep track of the petitioner’s movements and activities to prevent any further involvement in illegal activities.
The petitioner has been given a period of two weeks from the date of the judgment to submit the undertaking to the Customs authorities regarding the provision of details about his future travels. Once this undertaking is submitted and accepted, the Customs Authorities are directed to release the passport, with the conditions to be imposed.
In result, the writ petition filed by the petitioner is disposed of, and any pending interlocutory applications related to the case have been dismissed.
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