Accused on Bail Has No Right To Travel Abroad! Allahabad HC Rules
Allahabad HC: No Right for Accused on Bail to Travel Abroad for Non-Essential Trips
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has ruled that an accused on bail has no inherent right to travel abroad for non-essential reasons, such as attending a relative’s wedding or leisure trips.
Justice Subhash Vidyarthi delivered the verdict while dismissing a plea by Aditya Murti, a consultant at Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, who sought permission to visit the US and France from May 3 to 22 for a relative’s wedding and related celebrations.
The court clarified that bail conditions allow international travel only for pressing needs like medical treatment or essential official duties.
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“A relative’s wedding or pleasure trip does not qualify,” the bench stated. Murti’s argument that prior permissions for similar trips set a precedent was rejected, with the court noting that the trial’s advanced stage—currently at defence evidence—precludes such leniency.
Murti, facing a CBI case for over a decade, had challenged a special CBI court’s April 24 order denying his travel request.
The Supreme Court had previously urged expediting the trial, reinforcing the high court’s stance. The ruling underscores stricter scrutiny of bail conditions, prioritizing trial progress over non-essential travel requests, especially as Murti’s case nears conclusion.
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