Q: I have submitted my passport to the Dubai public prosecution for my friend on a bounced cheque case and he didn't attend his hearing. The judge announced a one-month sentence against him, and now I am unable to contact him and I don't know whether he is in the UAE or not. How can I get my passport back because I want to travel home? Is there any option to get my passport by paying a fine or any other possible option?

Q: Hi. I kept my passport as a guarantee for a friend in the public prosecution more than a year back. He left the country without telling me and hasn't come back into the country so far. In the meantime, verdicts were declared for his cases and he has to go to jail. So, he refuses to come back or settle the case. I am stuck here with my passport in court. I have tried setting up meetings with the public prosecutor but every time the online application gets rejected, even for a meeting with the public prosecutor. This has created a big issue for me and my family. Is there anything I can do to get my passport out?

Q: My company PRO consulted somebody for permission to run the plant on a generator set. The person he consulted brought permission from the municipality. I showed the document to SEWA people to allow us to run the plant on the generator, which they denied. I reported the same to the municipality where they found that the document was forged. The municipality reported the case to the police. I have submitted the statement and given all the details of the persons involved in that. The police called later and asked me to report to the police station in Sharjah with my passport. There again they have taken my statement and passport. Currently, the culprits who were involved in making duplicate document are in jail and my passport is still with the court. Kindly guide me on how I can have my passport released from the court. Best regards.

Q: I am a visitor to Dubai. I have an extradition case. I have signed a paper with the Dubai police that I will be on my own to go to Peru to resolve my issues with the authority there. I am on bail from 03 to 18 March and my case is already closed at the public prosecution. I wanted to know what's the procedure and how long it will take for me to get the clearance from Abu Dhabi for me to receive my passport and bail money back and leave allow to Dubai. I have applied to the public prosecutor to get my passport and bail money back but it has been rejected.

Q: Dear sir/madam, I was coming on a visit visa, then someone got involved in a case, and I had to spend a lot of time in jail. Then after the sentence was over, they released me, but I still hadn't been given my passport. What should I do in this situation? And what should I do to get my passport quickly? I am afraid to go to court.

Q: Hello, My brother was bailed, but his belongings are still with the police or public prosecution. What should we do to recover his wallet and cell phone? The wallet contains his Emirates ID, driving license, debit card, etc. What should we do to recover these seized items?

Q: Hello, At Sharjah Airport, the security personnel were deporting my friend due to a pending case and took his laptop and other belongings, returning only his phone and passport during deportation. Since he has been deported to his country, what should he do next to claim his laptop and other belongings?

The law promulgates UAE Criminal Procedural Law (Penal Procedures Law) which governs criminal procedures in the UAE. This law applies to the procedures relating to offences whose punishments are not specified, dogma and punitive offences, and blood money, if they do not violate the Sharia rules.