https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783484 HC allowed the writ petition, holding that the Look Out Circular issued in 2022 and its subsequent renewals were contrary to the Ministry of Home Affairs' Office Memorandum dated 22.02.2021 and unsustainable in law. The Court emphasized that an LOC can be issued only on justiciable reasons, particularly where an accused is evading arrest or likely to flee, and cannot be justified merely on registration of an FIR. As the petitioners had cooperated with investigation and no periodic review of the LOC was undertaken by the originator, its indefinite continuation was held illegal, and the LOC was quashed. en-us Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:28:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783484 HC allowed the writ petition, holding that the Look Out Circular issued in 2022 and its subsequent renewals were contrary to the Ministry of Home Affairs' Office Memorandum dated 22.02.2021 and unsustainable in law. The Court emphasized that an LOC can be issued only on justiciable reasons, particularly where an accused is evading arrest or likely to flee, and cannot be justified merely on registration of an FIR. As the petitioners had cooperated with investigation and no periodic review of the LOC was undertaken by the originator, its indefinite continuation was held illegal, and the LOC was quashed. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783484