Look-Out Circulars require a real flight-risk basis; cooperative conduct and Indian ties justified quashing here.

A Look-Out Circular may be continued only where there is a live apprehension that the person is deliberately evading arrest or is likely to leave the country to avoid trial or arrest. On the facts, the petitioner had cooperated with the investigation, appeared before the agency several times, furnished documents, had deep roots in India, and was already on anticipatory bail without travel restrictions. The material did not show flight risk or any surviving basis to maintain the Look-Out Circular, and it was quashed.

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Issues: Whether the Look-Out Circular issued against the petitioner was liable to be quashed.

Analysis: The conditions governing issuance and continuance of a Look-Out Circular require a live apprehension that the person is deliberately evading arrest or not appearing despite coercive measures, and that there is a likelihood of leaving the country to evade trial or arrest. On the facts, the petitioner had cooperated with the investigation, furnished documents, appeared multiple times before the investigating agency, had deep roots in India, and had already been granted anticipatory bail without travel restrictions. The material did not establish that he was a flight risk or that the grounds for continuing the Look-Out Circular survived.

Conclusion: The Look-Out Circular was quashed and the issue was decided in favour of the petitioner.

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