Q: Hi, I have submitted my passport in Sharjah Courts in order to bail my partner (cheque return case), almost 6 months gone. I need to take out my passport to renew my visa. Looking for lawyer guidance.

Q: Assalaam Alaikum, My name is Syed Majid, I want to know some details about one case. I have kept my passport as a guarantor for one person in a bounced cheque case, this person has got 2 months jail but he has already left the country for more than 1 year. He was in contact for few days but now he is not in contact. Now, my passport is in Dubai Courts and my visa is getting expired next month. I am stuck here and I want to go back my country. I am an educated person and have given my passport with a good intention to help. Can you please help or suggest me to get my passport back? Thank you

Q: Over AED 200k or under AED 200k? I am confused as to how my police case will be treated by the police/justice system based on the 200k rule. The bounced cheque was for AED 235,000. However, my outstanding balance with the bank is around AED150,000. The cheque is slightly above 200k yet the outstanding balance is below 200k. Is it safe to assume I'm being treated as though the cheque was under 200k? How do I find out sure? I only received a paper with my photo on it which the policeman asked me to sign. I have no idea what I signed as it is all in Arabic. Secondly, why did the airport police take my passport? I thought the police no longer confiscate passports for loan cases due to the new 'smart bail 'system. My visa is up for renewal in 1 month. Can I get my passport back from the police (even just temporarily) to renew my visa? If I can't renew my visa, I can't work and won't be able to pay anything. As long as I renew visa and keep my job, I can settle the loan in around 6 months. Thanks

The UAE Penal Code, like all other laws, addresses the crime of fraud in Article 399 of the UAE Federal Penal Code, which stipulates that whoever seizes, for himself or another, a movable property, or obtains a document or signature thereon, cancellation or destruction thereof or amendment thereto by fraudulent means, or by assuming a false name or capacity, where such an act leads to deception of a victim and leads him to surrender shall be punished by imprisonment or fine.

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.