Look Out Circular recalled where anticipatory bail carried no foreign travel restriction and blocked overseas employment.

A Look Out Circular was challenged on the ground that the petitioner had already obtained anticipatory bail and furnished sureties, while the bail order imposed no condition restricting foreign travel. The court noted that the criminal case and the LOC prevented the petitioner from returning to Canada for employment, and there was no denial of the bail terms or of the absence of any travel restraint. On that basis, the LOC was directed to be recalled forthwith, since it operated without a supporting travel restriction in the bail order and unjustifiably interfered with the petitioner's employment abroad.

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Issues: Whether the Look Out Circular issued against the petitioner was liable to be recalled when he had already been granted anticipatory bail and no condition restrained him from leaving the country.

Analysis: The petitioner had been granted anticipatory bail and had furnished sureties before the trial court. The bail order did not impose any restriction on travel abroad. The existence of the criminal case and the Look Out Circular impeded the petitioner from returning to Canada for employment, and there was no denial of the LOC or of the absence of any travel restraint in the bail order.

Conclusion: The Look Out Circular was directed to be recalled forthwith, as the petitioner was not subject to any condition prohibiting foreign and the LOC unjustifiably obstructed his employment abroad.

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