India, Oct. 2 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any interim relief to actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra, who have challenged the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai police against them in connection with a Rs.65-crore cheating case. The couple was seeking the court's permission to travel to Phuket for a family trip from October 2-5.

During the hearing, advocates Niranjan Mundargi and Keral Mehta, appearing for Shetty and Kundra, pointed out a 2021 criminal case against the couple and argued that despite earlier cases registered against them, they have cooperated with investigators, travelled outside India multiple times, and always returned.

"The couple...