JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petitions are filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents to permit/allow the petitioner to travel abroad to the USA on the condition to return to India on or before 31st August 2022.)

1. These Criminal Original Petitions are filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, seeking permission to travel abroad to USA by the petitioner.

2. Petitioner is shown as an accused in Ref.Crime No.9 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Banking Security and Fraud Cell, Bangalore for offences under Sections 120-B r/w. 409, 420 IPC and under Sections 13(2) r/w. 13(1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Petitioner has never been arrested in this case nor has he applied for pre-arrest bail. He has been co-operating in the investigation of the first respondent. This petition is filed seeking permission to travel to USA for a period of six months to take care of his first daughter, who is due for delivery. Petitioner had earlier moved Crl.O.P.No.12877 of 2020 praying permission to travel to USA and return to India on 31st December 2020 to attend marriage of petiti