Banerjee had sought relaxation of the condition imposed by the High Court in May this year directing that he shall not travel abroad without the Court's leave. He submitted that he had been cooperating with the investigating agency and required permission to travel abroad for about three weeks for continuation of treatment relating to his eye condition. The Court observed that had he appeared, the medical board's opinion would have enabled it to determine whether treatment abroad was genuinely required. BackgroundThe matter reached the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court had earlier declined to grant Banerjee immediate permission to travel abroad. Separately, the High Court has also been hearing Banerjee's plea seeking protection from multiple FIRs registered against him since May.