Ananya Rao is a senior officer working in a Government-owned company. She was invited by a Canadian organisation to attend and speak at a conference in Canada. The organisation offered to pay for her flight, hotel stay a

Section 6 does not distinguish between official and personal visits. The restriction applies based on the status of the person (e.g., Government servant or employee of a Government controlled body), not on the purpose of the visit. In the given situation, Ms. Rao's argument that the visit was in her personal capacity is not legally valid. The statutory requirement is triggered by her position as an employee of a Government owned corporation. Therefore, irrespective of whether the visit was personal or official, prior permission was mandatory. Accordingly, her acceptance of foreign hospitality without permission violates Section 6 of the FCRA, 2010.