After hearing the parties today, Special NDPS Judge VV Patil allowed return of his passport and cancellation of bail bond after taking note of the fact that Khan was given a clean chit by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the chargesheet.
The Court, however, did not grant the relief of ‘discharge’ as was sought by Khan in his application after NCB took strong objection to the same.
Khan had deposited his passport with the Special Court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in compliance with the condition imposed by the Bombay High Court when it granted bail to him in the cruise ship drug case on October 28, 2021.
Justice Nitin Sambre while granting bail to Khan, had directed him to surrender his passport before the Special Court as soon as he was released on bail.
Subsequently, in May of this year, Khan was given a clean chit by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
He then approached the Court seeking release of his passport.
Source: Barandbench
