H. Mahendar, S/o. S. Hari vs Union of India

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2025 Supreme(Mad) 5304

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.NIRMAL KUMAR
H. Mahendar, S/o. S. Hari – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. V. Raghavachari, Senior Counsel for Mr. Vishnu. VR.
For the Respondents: Mr. Venkataswamy Babu, Senior Panel Counsel, Government of India, Mr. K.M.D. Muhilan Additional Public Prosecutor

Table of Content
1. details of the look out circular and allegations (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments against the loc and petitioner's status (Para 4 , 6)
3. government's stance on loc and legal procedures (Para 5 , 7)
4. court's justification for cancelling the loc (Para 8)
5. conclusion and disposal of the petition (Para 9)

ORDER :

M. NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

1. The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to withdraw the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against the petitioner in connection with F.I.R.No.84 of 2020 by the fourth respondent and quash the LOC permitting the petitioner to have free access to travel.

2.The contention of the petitioner is that the petitioner is a Green Card Holder and working as Chief Executive Officer in a company named “NVIDIA” at United States of America (USA). The petitioner moved to United States in the year 2005 for higher studies and later got employed and settled in USA. The petitioner used to visit India whenever it is possible to take care of his aged parents and to spend time with them. While so, a complaint dated 27.03.2019 lodged against the petitioner, his mother and others making allegation of impersonation for a transactio