(LOC) against the petitioner in connection with
Crime No.30 of 2024 of CID Police Station,
Mangalagiri, in which, the petitioner was already
granted anticipatory bail, which is nothing but
curtailing the rights of the petitioner to travel
abroad.
Learned Assistant Government Pleader
opposed the Writ Petition and seeks time for
getting instructions.
Heard. Perused the record.
The Look Out Circular (LOC) has not been
defined anywhere legally. In Sumer Singh Saikan
Vs Assistant Director’s case in W.P.(Crl.) No.1315
of 2008 and Crl.Ref.No.1 of 2006, High Court of
Delhi held that LOC can be taken by investigating
agency in cognizable offences under IPC or other
penal laws where the accused was deliberately
evading arrest or not appearing in the trial Court
despite NBWs and other coercive measures and if
there is any likelihood of accused leaving the
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country to evade trial/arrest and only in those
circumstances, LOC can be opened as against the
accused therein. It is trite that the recourse can be
had for issue of LOC by the police only in drastic
contingencies. Without there being any proper
procedure followed, coming to conclusion, to issue
LOC is bad. It is not that the accused is not
cooperating with the trial or is evading arrest.