Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. BABU THURSDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY 2023 / 15TH POUSHA, 1944 CRL.MC NO. 116 OF 2023 PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1: SUMIT GOYAL AGED 66 YEARS S/O M.L GOYAL, PH2, RDS RHYTHM, PADAMUGAL, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT PIN - 682001 BY ADV SOJAN MICHEAL RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI , PIN - 682031 BY ADV PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OTHER PRESENT: REKHA,SR GP; RAJESH A,SPL GP VIGILANCE THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05.01.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: ..2..
ORDER
In this Crl.M.C., the petitioner prayed for a direction to the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, (Vigilance), Muvattupuzha to release his passport for a period of 20 days.
2. The petitioner had earlier approached this
Court by filing Crl.M.C.No.7223 of 2022 seeking the same relief. This Court had permitted the petitioner to leave India as per Annexure A3 order. In pursuance of the order, the petitioner left India and returned his passport within the time frame fixed by this Court.
3. The learned Senior Government Pleader insisted for a direction to the petitioner to furnish his travel details to the Investigating Officer concerned.
4. The petitioner is permitted to leave India and visit Sri Lanka for a period of one month from 11.01.2023. ..3..
5. The trial Court shall release the passport to the
petitioner. The petitioner shall surrender the passport before the trial Court immediately on his return from the foreign country. The petitioner shall submit his details of residence in Sri Lanka before the Investigating Officer. The Crl.M.C. is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- K. BABU, JUDGE kkj ..4.. APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 116/2023 PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure1 COPY OF THE COMMON ORDER DATED 04.11.2019 IN BA NO: 7575/2019 AND CONNECTED CASES Annexure2 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 17.02.2022 IN CRL.M.C NO: 1028/2022 DOWNLOADED FROM Annexure3 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 03.11.2022 IN CRL.M.C NO: 7223/2022 DOWNLOADED FROM