Interim Order 49

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IA/9/2026 PAGE NO. 1 OF 3
IN
CC NO. CBI/18/2023
RC-220 2020 E0015/2020
CBI VS. SURESH KUMAR GUPTA & ORS.
DLCT120000212023
IA 09/2026
(APPLICANT RAJAT GUPTA)
in
CC NO. CBI/18/2023
RC-220 2020 E0015/2020
CBI VS. SURESH KUMAR GUPTA & ORS.
23.09.2026
File taken up on an application seeking permission to
travel abroad.
Present: Ms. Jyoti Solanki, Ld. Substitute PP for the CBI.
Sh. Puneet Gaba and Sh. Aryan Sachan, Ld.
counsels for accused/applicant Rajat Gupta.
Reply to the said application has been filed by the
prosecution wherein they have raised an objection to the present
application with the submission that there is an apprehension that
the accused will abscond in case he is allowed to travel abroad.
Heard. Considered. Record perused.
It is a settled law that right to travel abroad is an
integral part of the right to life and liberty as enshrined in
Article-21 of the Constitution of India and cannot be curtailed
without due cause. Reliance is placed on the judgment of Maneka
Gandhi vs. UOI, AIR 1978 SC 597.
In the instant case, the charge sheet qua the
applicant/accused has already been filed and investigation is thus
complete. The accused has already been admitted to bail and the
bail bonds have also been furnished. Further, the accused was
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IA/9/2026 PAGE NO. 2 OF 3
IN
CC NO. CBI/18/2023
RC-220 2020 E0015/2020
CBI VS. SURESH KUMAR GUPTA & ORS.
earlier as well granted permission to travel abroad vide order dt.
27.03.2026 and he had duly complied with the terms of the same.
Nevertheless, if there still exists any apprehension on part of the
prosecution regarding a possibility that the accused will abscond,
the same can be dealt with by imposing appropriate conditions.
Accordingly, the present application is allowed and
accused/applicant Rajat Gupta is permitted to travel to Kazakhastan
w.e.f. 10.10.2026 to 30.10.2026 subject to the following
conditions: -
(i) The applicant/accused shall furnish FDR in the
sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) which
shall be retained on record by the court till his return.
(ii) Applicant/accused shall not raise any objection to
conduct of any proceedings including recording of
evidence in his absence during the abovesaid period.
(iii) That the applicant/accused shall be represented
through his authorized counsel before this court
during the abovesaid period.
(iv) The applicant/accused shall file an intimation of
return within one week of his return from abroad.
(v) The applicant/accused shall furnish the detailed
itinerary of travel including copy of air tickets, hotel
bookings, detail of the business event/meeting etc.,
the accused intends to participate in, his contact
mobile number and email ID where he may be
contacted during the travel.
(vi) Accused shall also file ‘No Objection Certificate’
from his surety regarding the proposed travel.
At this stage, Ld. counsel for accused submits that an
FDR in the sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- for the same purpose was
furnished by the applicant/accused in case bearing CC No.
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IA/9/2026 PAGE NO. 3 OF 3
IN
CC NO. CBI/18/2023
RC-220 2020 E0015/2020
CBI VS. SURESH KUMAR GUPTA & ORS.
CBI/1/2023 Titled ‘CBI Vs. M/s Shri Sidhdata Ispat Pvt. Ltd. &
Ors.’ It is submitted that the said matter has already been disposed
off vide order dt. 27.03.2026. It is further submitted that till date,
the said FDR has not been released by the applicant/accused. It is
therefore prayed that the said FDR may be accepted/retained on
record for present travel.
It is further submitted that NOC of the surety, detailed
itinerary, travel details/tickets and contact details i.e. mobile
number and email address have been furnished by the applicant in
compliance of the order. Same are taken on record.
Heard. Considered. Record perused.
In view of the submissions made, FDR of Rs.
2,00,000/- earlier furnished in CC No. CBI/1/2023 is retained on
record in the present matter as the condition of travel allowed by
this court.
Since the conditions of travel as imposed vide the
present order has been duly complied with by the applicant, order is
now therefore become operational. Accused/applicant Rajat Gupta
is permitted to travel to Kazakhastan w.e.f. 10.10.2026 to
30.10.2026.
Application stand disposed of. Same be tagged with
the main file.
Copy of this order be given dasti.
(Amardeep Kaur)
ACJM-02-cum-ACJ
RADC/New Delhi/23.09.2026
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