ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in C.C No.

543/2025 on the file of the Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram, (‘Trial Court’ for brevity) which originated from Crime No.02/2018 registered by the Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police Station, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 420 , 465, 468, and 471 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 43 r/w Section 66 and 66(c) of the Information Technology Act .

2. The petitioner has stated in the Criminal Miscellaneous Case that he is totally innocent of the allegations levelled against him. There is no material to substantiate his culpability in the crime. He was arrested on 05.08.2018 at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. He was enlarged on bail by Annexure 2 order. He has been scrupulously complying with the conditions in the said order. The investigation in the case is complete, and the final report has been filed. However, the Investigating Officer has illegally retained the petitioner’s passport and mobile phone without the orders of the Court. The petitioner's right to travel abroad has been curtailed, which is an infringement of his fundamenta