Petitioner sought removal of a travel restraint circular issued by CBI following an FIR. Since the High Court had already quashed the criminal proceedings in that FIR in an earlier writ petition, this Court held the basis for the restraint no longer survived and allowed the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 27496 OF 2024
Between:
Mr. S. Sutinder Singh, S/o. Huzur Singh, aged about 65 Years, Rl/o.Plot No. 34 Raahat, Huda Layout, Road No. 69F, Nandagiri Hills, Shaikpet, Hyderabad, Telangana 500033.
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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus (i)Declaring the action of Respondent No. 4 and 5 in issuing the impugned circular/communication proceeding to Respondents No.'1 to 3 for seeking a restraint of the Petitioner holding passport vide Passport No. P9315458 from travelling outside lndia as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional
and set aside the same (ii)Declaring actions of Respondents No. 1 to 3 in taking note of such communication/proceeding issued by the Respondent No.4 and intimating the officials of Respondent No. 3 to restrain the Petitioner from travelling as illegal, arbitrary, u nco nstitutional and strike down and set aside the same and ( iii).
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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of thepetition, the High Court may be pleased to Direct Respondents No. I to 3 to not to restrain the Petitioner from travelling by acting on wrongful/u n lavr'ful instructions issued by the Respondent No. spending disposal of the present writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: MS. Y. SONANJALI, REPRESENTING SRI N. NAVEEN KUMAR
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: SRI A. KRANTI KUMAR REDDY, SC FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Counsel for the flespondent Nos.4 and 5: SRI T. SRUJAN KUMAR REDDY, SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR CBI
Counsel for the Respondent No.6: SRI V.V.S.N. RAJU
The Court made the following: ORDER
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TI{E HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION No.27496 OF 2024
ORDER:
Thc petitioner fi1ed this writ petition seeking to (i) declare the action of respondents Nos. 4 and 5 in issuing a communication to respondents Nos. I to 3 restraining the petitioner from travelling abroad, as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional, and to set aside thc same; (ii) declare the consequential action of respondents Nos. I to 3 in directing officials of respondent No.3 to restrain the pel.itioner from travelling abroad as illegal and unconstitutional; ancl (iii) pass such other orders as may be deerned fit
3- Learned counsel for the petitioner placed on record the order passed b1' this Cor-rrt in W.P. No. 45O2.O ot 2022, datecl 04.O2.2025,
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ivhereby the criminalproceedingsagainst thepetitioner ilr FIRNo. RCO78202180006,dated 16.12.2021 ,u,ere quashed
Miscellaneouspetitions, if any,pending in this WritPetition,
shall stand closed.Thereshall be no order as tocosts.
SD/- P. PONNA KRISHNA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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DATED:2811012025
ORDER
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ALLOWING I'HE WRIT PETITION
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Look Out Circular restraining the petitioner from travelling abroad survives after quashing of the underlying criminal proceedings?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
S. Sutinder Singh
Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs
Union of India, Ministry of External Affairs
Bureau of Immigration
Central Bureau of Investigation
Central Bureau of Investigation, Bank Securities and Frauds Cell, Bangalore
Nagesh Bheemapaka
As recorded by the court registry
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