ORDER :

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question order dated 02-03-2022 passed in C.C.No.7559 of 2019 by which, the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore rejects the application of the petitioner for release of his passport.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present petition, as borne out from the records, are as follows:-

On 26-12-2018 a case is registered against six accused for offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC on a complaint registered by one Vaitheeswaran S, Group Chief Executive Officer of MEMG International India Private Limited. After completion of investigation, the police filed a preliminary charge sheet in C.C.No.7559 of 2019 against five persons mentioned therein and others for offences punishable under Sections 120B, 406, 408, 409, 465, 467, 468, 471, 477A, 506, 201 and 420 read with Section 34 of the IPC. Later, on further investigation, the police filed first additional charge sheet on 14.09.2019 adding accused 6 to 9. At this point in time, the petitioner was not arrayed as an accused.

3. A further report was made on further investigation and the police laid a second additional charge shee