IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER 2009 / 17TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 35278 of 2009(D) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ YESUKUNJU Y., S/O.YAGAPPAN, ERIKKALVILA PURAYIDAM, POOVAR, THIRUPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.SANTHEEP ANKARATH SMT.BINDU GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KANJIRAMKULAM POLICE STATION. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POOVAR POLICE STATION. R1 BY ADV.MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN, ASST.S.G UNION OF INDIA R2 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.NARAYAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 35278 of 2009 - D ---------------------------------------- Dated 8th December, 2009 Judgment The relief sought in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondents not to restrain the petitioner from travelling abroad on account of the pendency of criminal cases. 2. The pleadings disclose that the petitioner is the accused in four different criminal cases. In my opinion, as an accused in a criminal case, the petitioner cannot go abroad except with the leave of the Court where he is being tried. In such circumstances, I find no grounds to entertain this writ petition or to grant the relief sought for. It is accordingly dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to move the competent criminal court seeking permission to leave India and with the observation that if such applications are filed, the Court below shall endeavour to dispose of the same expeditiously. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa