1) Rule“13. Of passport Rules

Issue of additional passport or travel document in special circumstances.- A person holding a passport or travel document shall not be entitled to another passport or travel document unless he surrenders to the passport authority the passport or travel document already held by him:

Provided that separate passports or travel documents may be issued to the same person in respect of different countries if it is necessary so to do for facilitating his visits to such countries.”

Contravening the above Rule is an offence under Section 12(3) of the Passport Act and is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.

2)In case false information is furnished or material information is suppressed knowingly while making an application for passport, then it is an offence punishable under Section 12(1)(b) of the Passport Act. It is laid down that it shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.

3) you would not be able to travel abroad for work purposes

1.This happens when a person take law unto his hands.

2.you have made a great mistake amounting to crime for which arrest can easily be resorted to.

3. Anyway cooperate with the enquiry of apssport authority and try to defuse the seriousness by pleading innocence.

4.If the passport authority so wishes it can refuses to grant you passport. but for the time being.

Imposition of penalties for suppression of information under Section 12(1) (B) of Passport Act, 1967 for:

If the previous passport has expired and the information is not given. the fine amount shall be Rs. 2,000/-

In case, there is forgery of the stamp of ECNR/PCC or any other observation in the passport, then applicant may be interviewed and in case some agent has done this then his name and address should be taken in writing. The forged endorsement should be cancelled and passport restored to the applicant: then the fine amount shall be 5000/-

5000/- + 2500/- (Duplicate passport fee)

Under Section 12 of the Passport Act, 1967 – whoever contravenes the provisions of the Act by traveling without a valid passport, knowingly furnishes wrong information or attempts to alter entries made on the passports or travel documents, fails to produce his/her passport for inspection, knowing uses a passport or travel document issued to another person or knowingly allows another person to use a passport or travel document issued to him shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term up to 2 years or with fine up to Rs. 5,000/- or with both.