India, March 21 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed look-out circulars (LOCs) issued against NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy in 2021 following a case lodged against them by the CBI, saying they cannot be subjected to an indefinite restriction on their right to travel abroad.

Asserting that the right to travel abroad is an integral part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, Justice Sachin Datta held that the continued operation of the LOCs against the petitioners is an unjustified curtailment of their fundamental right, which cannot be sustained in law.

Justice Datta observed that the investigation against the couple was pending for more than five years, during which the petitione...