The High Court · 2025

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). lA NO: 2 OF 202.! Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, 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 i 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

2. I-icard Ms. Y. Sonanjali, learned counsel representing Sri N. Naveen Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri A.l(ranthi Kumar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel lor Central Govcrnment, for respondent Nos. 1 to 3; Sri T. Srujan Kumar \ \ Reddy, learned Special Public Prosecutor for CBI, lor respondent Nos.4 arrd 5 arrd Sri V.V.S.N.Raju, learned counsel for respondcnt No.6. Perused the record. 3- Learned counsel for the petitioner placed on record the order I passed b1' this Cor-rrt in W.P. No. 45O2.O ot 2022, datecl 04.O2.2025, l .- Nllk. r \vP -rf{9(zrr j ivhereby the criminal proceedings against the petitioner ilr FIR No. RCO78202180006, dated 16.12.2021 , u,ere quashed

4. In vierv ol' the quashing of the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner, the basis for issuance of the impugned circular or communication rcstraining the petiLioner from travclling abroad no ionger survives.

5. According,l"'. the Writ Petition is ailorved. Thc impugned circular/ conrrnunication / procee ding issued by resporrdetits Nos. 4 and 5 and thc consequential directions issued by respondents Nos. 1 to 3 r'csl raining the petitioner frorn l.ravelling abroad, arc sct aside. The rcspondents are dirccted to pernr-it the petitioner to travel abroad irt accordarnce with law. No ordcr as to costs Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SD/- P. PONNA KRISHNA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYi/ SECTION OFFICER To,

4. The Secretary Minrstry oj Home Affairs, Union of lndia, Jai Singh Marg, Cannaught Place, New Delhi The secretarv Ministrv of Externar Affairs, secretariat. Union of lndia, New Delhi. The Commissioner East Block,. Bureau of Immigration, Level 5, Sector .1 Rama Krishna Puram, New Delhi Central Burau 9t l1v91t1qa!on, plot No. 5-B, 6th Floor. CGO Complex, Lodhi Road. New Delhi 1 '10003 Represented bv its Oirecioi , \ TJ PVL 5,

7. B, 9 10 11 The Director, Central Bureau of lnvestigation, Bank Securities and Frauds Cell, No. 36, Bellary Road. Ganganagar, Bangalore - 560032 Central Bureau of lnvestigation, BS and FB Bangalore. The General [vlanager, Stressed Assets Management Branch, Secunderabad, 5th Floor, Rear Block of HMWSSB Compound, H. No. 6-2-915, State Bank of lndia,, Khairtabad, Hyderabad One CC to Sri N. Naveen Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri A. Kranti Kumar Reddy, SC for Central Government IOPUC] One CC to Sri T. Srujan Kumar Reddy, Special Public Prosecutor for cBrloPUCI One CC to Sri V.V.S.N.Raju, Advocate[OPUC] Two CD Copies \y I HIGH COIJRT I I DATED:2811012025 I ORDER WP.No.27496 of 2024 rHi k 01 r{0u 2[6 t, J + o4TCrrEO ! I/ ALLOWING I'HE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS Kfi