Madras High Court Allows Accused to Resume Work Abroad in Dowry Harassment Case — Condition of Surrender of Passport Modified. Court held that the right to livelihood under Article 21 of the Constitution must be balanced with the need to secure the presence of the accused, and permitted the petitioner to travel to Libya subject to conditions including furnishing a surety and reporting to the Indian Embassy....
The petitioner, D. Sathishkumar, is the accused in a case registered under Sections 494 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based on a complaint by his wife, S. Vasanthi (the de facto complainant)...
