Overview

• Justice Neela Gokhale deleted the bail requirement to seek prior trial-court approval for foreign travel and directed the prosecuting agency to return her passport, described as a permanent return.
• The order requires Chakraborty to attend all trial dates unless exempted, share her itinerary and contact details at least four days before departure, keep her phone switched on, and notify authorities upon return.
• The judge noted her acting work necessitates overseas travel and recorded that she has complied with bail terms and returned after earlier permitted trips, finding no reason to doubt her availability for trial.
• The Narcotics Control Bureau opposed easing the conditions, arguing against special treatment for a celebrity and expressing concern she might not return.
• In a related step, a special court ordered co‑accused Showik Chakraborty’s passport to be returned within 15 days as similar travel restrictions were relaxed for other accused in the case of 33 defendants.