Special CBI judge O P Saini dismissed the Khaitans' plea in which they had sought court's permission to travel to Dubai from today to April 30 on the grounds like health checkup, business interests and maintenance of their NRI status.
The court said the judgments can be expected in the present and related cases in a short period of time ranging from three to four months and "letting the accused leave the country at such a critical stage of the case may not be prudent".
The court had in September last year also denied similar permission to the couple, saying, "there is a tendency among accused in high profile cases to go abroad and never return".
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Besides the Khaitans, Essar Group promoters Ravi and Anshuman Ruia and group official Vikash Saraf are also facing trial in the case.
Three telecom firms -- Loop Telecom Ltd, Loop Mobile India Ltd and Essar Tele Holdings Ltd -- are also facing trial in the case.
The five individual accused, who are out on bail, have denied the charges levelled by CBI. The three firms have also refuted these allegations.
CBI had listed these accused in a charge sheet on December 12, 2011, alleging they had cheated the DoT by using Loop Telecom as a "front" to secure 2G licences in 2008.
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