Petitioner permitted to travel to Taiwan for six months, subject to conditions and deposit requirement.

The Court allowed the petitioner to travel abroad to Taiwan for six months on the condition of depositing a specified amount in the form of an FDR and subject to various conditions to ensure her return and compliance with legal proceedings. The Court emphasized the petitioner's obligation to report back, surrender her passport upon return, and not engage in similar offenses or interfere with the legal process.

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Issues:
Setting aside of the order dated 10.2.2021 in Criminal Revision Petition 09/2021.

Analysis:
1. The petitioner sought to set aside an order passed by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, New Delhi, related to the interception of five passengers at the IGI Airport suspected of smuggling foreign currency.
2. The petitioner was found in possession of a significant amount of foreign currency and had faced legal proceedings regarding the release of her passport and permission to travel abroad.
3. The Sessions Court set aside the order granting permission to the petitioner to travel abroad for six months, citing concerns about her return to face trial and involvement in a customs offense.
4. The Department argued that allowing the petitioner to travel abroad might lead to her not returning to face trial and proposed the deposit of a significant amount of recovered foreign currency as a condition for travel.
5. The petitioner's counsel argued that she was a mere carrier, facing hardship in India, and needed to visit her native country due to family and medical reasons.
6. The Court considered the medical grounds presented by the petitioner, her age, lack of prior criminal involvement, and the onerous nature of the proposed deposit condition.
7. Ultimately, the Court allowed the petitioner to travel abroad to Taiwan for six months on the condition of depositing a specified amount in the form of an FDR and subject to various conditions to ensure her return and compliance with legal proceedings.
8. The Court emphasized the petitioner's obligation to report back, surrender her passport upon return, and not engage in similar offenses or interfere with the legal process.

This detailed analysis covers the issues involved in the judgment, the arguments presented by both parties, and the Court's reasoning leading to the final decision allowing the petitioner to travel abroad under specified conditions.

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