Second revision bar under CrPC blocks Section 482 challenge to travel-abroad restrictions in matrimonial dispute

A petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking to restrain a respondent from travelling abroad was treated as a barred attempt to obtain a second revision after the same grievance had been raised before the Sessions Court. The Court noted that Section 397(2) CrPC prohibits a second revision and found no legal basis to invoke inherent powers on the facts. It accepted that the respondent had roots in India, was employed here, had children studying in India, and was subject to stringent conditions to secure her return. The Court also rejected the attempt to treat her as a substitute for the attendance of other accused persons, and declined interference.

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Issues: Whether a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 could be entertained to challenge orders permitting the respondent to travel abroad, despite the bar against a second revision, and whether any interference was warranted on merits.

Analysis: The petition substantially repeated the same grievances urged in revision before the Sessions Court and was in substance an attempt to secure a second revision, which is barred by Section 397(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The petitioner sought to prevent the respondent's travel abroad on the basis of matrimonial hostility and the alleged conduct of other family members, but the respondent had roots in India, was employed here, had children studying in India, and had been directed to comply with stringent conditions designed to secure her return. The Court found no legal basis to treat her as a hostage for the attendance of other accused persons, and held that the case did not justify interference in exercise of inherent powers.

Conclusion: The petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was not entertained and no interference was warranted; the challenge failed.

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