Saeed Bilal Sadad v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi HC13 Nov 2025W.P.(C)/16688/2025

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Saeed Bilal Sadad v. Union of India & Ors., W.P.(C) 16688/2025, High Court of Delhi, decided 13.11.2025 by Justice Sachin Datta. Foreign national accused in pending criminal case (chargesheet filed) whose Trial Court travel-permission request was denied sought framing of SOP/guidelines for foreign nationals with pending criminal cases to travel abroad, and permission to visit the USA for three months. Court disposed of the petition, granting liberty to approach the Trial Court for travel permission. Keywords: foreign national, travel abroad, criminal proceedings, chargesheet, Trial Court permission, writ petition disposed.

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Liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedies before the concerned Trial Court for seeking permission to travel abroad; no substantive relief granted at this stage. ¶¶21

Saeed Bilal Sadad Vs Union of India & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 16688/2025

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SAEED BILAL SADAD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Asgar Khan, Mr. Zeeshan Khan, Ms. Sahar Masroor, Mr. Saeed Masroor, Advocates.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC alongwith Mr. Akash Mishra, Mr. Arnav Mittal and Mr. Mayank Sansawal, Advocates for UoI.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA O R D E R % 13.11.2025

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The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, a foreign national (with a foreigner’s visa), raising the grievance that he is prevented from travelling abroad due to being involved in criminal proceedings as referred to in the petition. It also transpires that the concerned Trial Court has specifically denied permission to petitioner to travel abroad.

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In the above background, the present petition has been filed seeking the following prayers:

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“a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to frame an appropriate S.O.P./ Memoranda/Guidelines/Rules to permit the foreigners along with necessary conditions to travel abroad when criminal cases are pending against them; And/Or

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b) Direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to travel to the United States of America for a period of three months to visit his mother and family, subject to such terms and conditions as this Hon’ble Court deems fit, including the furnishing of surety, undertaking to return, and

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 19/11/2025 at 12:51:31

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disclosure of travel details, etc.; And/Or

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c) Direct the Respondents to issue specific directions to the respective Consulate to facilitate the travel of the petitioner to the respective country in the light of conditions imposed by this Hon’ble court, if any; And/Or

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d) Pass such other or further order as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.”

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It is evident that the primary hurdle which coming in the way of the petitioner’s travelling abroad is permission of the Trial Court which is seized of the criminal proceedings in which the petitioner is an accused and a chargesheet has also been filed thereof.

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Learned CGSC has also emphasised that it is only when the requisite permission is granted by the Trial Court, would the occasion arise to consider the petitioner’s request for issuance of appropriate proper travel document/s.

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As such, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition at this stage, except to grant liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedies for the purpose of seeking permission to travel abroad from the concerned Trial Court.

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The present petition stands disposed of in the above terms.

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SACHIN DATTA, J

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NOVEMBER 13, 2025/ at

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 19/11/2025 at 12:51:31

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