This was despite his OCI registration having neither been cancelled nor suspended.The counsel further submitted that proceedings against the man had been initiated in the United States in 2019, culminating in a no-contest plea in October 2022. He was subsequently granted probation without any custodial sentence.

It was also contended that the proceedings did not involve any child or minor and that the competent foreign authorities had granted him permission to travel to India on December 15, 2025.The Centre’s counsel Amit Tiwari submitted that the man had been blacklisted from entering India on the ground that he was a registered child sex offender in the United States of America. He argued that the March 2023 Office Memorandum permitted the blacklisting of individuals convicted of child-related offences.

He further contended that the decision to blacklist an individual falls within the sovereign domain of the State, adding that no foreign national can claim a right to enter or reside in India as a matter of entitlement.In its four-page order, the court dismissed the petition, holding that refusing an individual entry into the country is a sovereign function of the State, rooted in considerations of national security, foreign policy and administrative discretion.It further observed that the material forming the basis of the man’s blacklisting was confidential and classified in nature and, therefore, could not be disclosed to him in the interest of the country’s security and integrity.