Allahabad High Court: Accused On Bail Has No Inherent Right To Seek Permission To Travel Abroad

The Allahabad High Court has held that an accused out on bail has no inherent right to travel abroad for a relative’s wedding or a leisure trip. 

The Court rejected the plea of Aditya Murti, a consultant at Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences (SRMS), Bareilly, who sought permission to visit the U.S. and France from May 3 to 22 to attend family functions.

The Court emphasized that such reasons do not constitute pressing necessities and that prior permissions granted by the trial court for similar travels do not establish a precedent.

The court noted that the trial at the defence-evidence stage requires the accused's presence, and allowing travel could delay proceedings.