MRS PAWANJOT KAUR SAWHNEY vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 20.08.2025 Pronounced on: 18.11.2025 Uploaded on: 18.11.2025 + CRL.M.C. 214/2025 & CRL.M.A. 1146/2025 INTERIM RELIEF MRS PAWANJOT KAUR SAWHNEY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Maadhav Khurana, Senior Advocate with Mr. Omar Hoda, Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Mr. Sanjivni Paritosh, Ms. Asees Kaur, Ms. Pragya, Ms. Rishika Jain, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, CGSC with Ms. Archana Surve, GP, Ms. Nupur Grover, SFIO, Mr. Madhav Bajaj, Ms. Katyayani Joshi, Advocates, M. Akanksha Bhadouria, Senior Assistant Director. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. The present petition has been filed seeking to set aside the order dated 21.10.2024 passed by the Ld. Special Judge (Companies Act), CRL.M.C. 214/2025 Page 1 of 14 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:18.11.2025 17:21:17 Dwarka Courts in LA No. 01 in “SFIO v. Jasjit Singh Sawhney” in CC No. 746/2024 and consequential permission to travel to the United Kingdom. Brief facts: 2. The petitioner, an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and UK resident, travelled to India in December 2021 and, while attempting to return to UK in August 2022, was stopped at IGI Airport due to a Look Out Circular (LOC) dated 13.06.2022 issued pursuant to an SFIO investigation ordered on 09.03.2022 into Net4 India Ltd., and related family-run companies over alleged siphoning of about Rs. 208 crores from Indian and foreign banks. She suffered a cardiac arrest in September 2022, pursuant to that she filed writ petitions challenging the LOC dated 13.06.2022 and permission to travel to UK for medical reasons. Permission was conditionally allowed on 09.11.2022 subject to disclosure of bank acco