IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 10453 OF 2026 (GM-PASS)

BETWEEN:

MR. CHRISTOPHE STEPHANE MONXION S/O GUY MONXION AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS C/A HOTEL GREEN (OM HOTEL)

INTERNATIONAL GOKARNA HITTALAMAKKI UTTARA KANNADA - 581 326.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. NITIN A M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE FOREIGNERS REGIONAL REGISTRATION OFFICER FOREIGNERS REGIONAL REGISTRATION OFFICE (FRRO)

BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION (BOI)

(MHA) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Digitally signed by 5TH FLOOR, 'A' BLOCK NAGARAJA B M TTMC BMTC BUS STAND BUILDING Location: SHANTHINAGAR, K.H. ROAD HIGH BENGALURU - 560 027.

COURT OF KARNATAKA …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. H SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSGI)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE LEAVE INDIA NOTICE ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE RESPONDENT VIDE NO.03/FRRO/BOI (BLR)/F1/LIN/2026-26 DATED 16.03.2026 i.e., ANNX-B AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR DICTATING ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner in the above writ petition, a citizen of France,