MUKESH GUPTA @ MUKESH KUMAR GUPTA vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25.04.2025 + CRL.A. 535/2019 MUKESH GUPTA @ MUKESH KUMAR GUPTA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikas Arora, Advocate. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, Advocate CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA ORDER (ORAL) CRL.M.A. 9088/2025 (seeking permission to travel abroad) 1. In furtherance of last order, I heard learned counsel for both sides. 2. The applicant/appellant, seeks permission to travel abroad from 01.05.2025 to 11.05.2025 in order to attend a club assembly of Rotary Club, to be held in Almaty, Kazakistan and Georgia. It is contended on behalf of applicant/appellant that attending the said programme is vital for him from the angle of his social ties and business growth. The application is strongly opposed by the respondent/CBI solely on the ground that if allowed to leave the country, the applicant/appellant would not return to face sentence, which has been suspended by the predecessor bench while admitting this appeal. Crl. A. 535/2019 Page 1 of 4 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.04.25 17:22:48 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:25.04.2025 18:40:05 3. Learned counsel for applicant/appellant took me through previous records, contending that earlier also the applicant/appellant was allowed to travel abroad by the predecessor bench vide order dated 01.08.2019 and he duly returned to pursue this appeal. Learned counsel for applicant/appellant also submits that the applicant/appellant has roots in the society, with one of his sons being a practicing advocate of this court and the other son being involved in business of the applicant/appellant. Learned counsel for applicant/appella