Travelling abroad a constitutional right: Court suspends LOC in PMLA probe

Business Standard

A Delhi court has directed the ED to suspend a lookout circular (LOC) against the erstwhile promoter of Kwality Ltd., Siddhant Gupta in a money laundering case, saying travelling abroad was a constitutional right. Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna allowed the application seeking directions to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for suspension of the LOC issued by it from January 25 to February 8 to enable him to visit Singapore to drop his daughter and make arrangements for her there for further studies. "The right to free movement includes travelling abroad and the same is the constitutional right of the applicant. The applicant has sought permission to travel abroad for a limited period and for a specific purpose. In my opinion, no prejudice would be caused to ED if for a limited period, LOC is suspended and the applicant is permitted to visit abroad," the judge said in an order passed on Friday. The judge noted that Gupta's anticipatory bail application was ..