MUKESH GUPTA @ MUKESH KUMAR GUPTA vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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 pages GIRISH 3. Learned counsel for applicant/appellant took me through previous records, contending that earlier also the applicant/appellant