Actress Shilpa Shetty and her businessman-husband, Raj Kundra, who are accused in a Rs. 60-crore fraud and cheating case, have moved the Bombay high court, seeking suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them, so that they can travel abroad. Their plea was heard on October 1 before a bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad. The bench directed the authorities concerned to file their reply affidavits.
A criminal complaint was lodged against the couple by businessman Deepak Kothari alleging that they convinced him to invest Rs. 60 crore in their now-defunct company — Best Deal TV Pvt. Ltd. — between 2015 and 2023, but the amount was used for their own personal benefits.
As per the petition of the duo, Shilpa had resigned from the company in September 2016 itself. Kundra was a businessman who was required to travel abroad frequently while Shilpa had to go overseas to fulfil her professional commitments as an actress, the petition added. It explained, “The applicants have a fundamental right to carry on their business and/or profession and denying such opportunities (to travel abroad) would amount to violation of their fundamental rights.”
The petition has sought suspension of the LOC from October 2025 to January 2026 to allow them to undertake overseas trips.
