Forgery of passport held to be a threat to National and International security
B.A. No. 677 of 2012 - Honey Sharma Vs. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi Date of Decision: 02nd November, 2012
Head Note:-
Passports Act, 1967 - Section 12 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Sections 420, 468, 471, 120B - Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 - Section 3 - A passport is a property of the Government and is given by a State to its citizen so as to provide him with an identity proof. Any endeavour on the part of any individual to forge, falsify or tamper with any passport has serious consequences inasmuch as it not only constitutes a threat to national and international security but it also diminishes a
