The
Delhi High Court on Tuesday temporarily suspended the look out circular (LOC)
issued against media baron Raghav Bahl and wife Ritu Kapur in connection with a
money laundering probe and allowed them to travel abroad next month.
The
court was informed that the couple has to travel to London and New York from
September 2-16 for "business meetings".
While
allowing the pleas seeking permission to travel abroad, Justice Amit Bansal
noted that the applicants had travelled abroad earlier and never misused that
liberty.
"I
deem it appropriate to allow the present applications. The LOC is suspendedWe
permit the applicants to travel to London and New York subject to furnishing an
undertaking that they shall return to India on or before September 17 and they
shall also file their itinerary," the court ordered.
The
Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed the applications for permission to travel
abroad and said there are "serious allegations" under the Black Money
Act in the matter and the applicants have foreign assets abroad.
On
January 23, the high court had refused to quash ED's money laundering case
registered against Bahl, saying his plea was "premature".