Removal of Look Out Circular Upon Judicial Modification of Bail Conditions Permitting Foreign Travel

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Case
ALTAF SHAH SAYED v. UNION OF INDIA THR THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND 3 ORS., (Bombay High Court, 05-10-2026)
Law
Constitution of India, Jurisprudence.

Highlights of the Judgment:

  • Challenge to the continuation of a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the Bureau of Immigration.
  • Interplay between criminal bail conditions restricting international travel and executive immigration restraints.
  • Judicial review of an LOC when a competent criminal court subsequently grants conditional permission to travel abroad.
  • Mandatory obligation of police and immigration authorities to lift an LOC once judicial travel restrictions are relaxed.
  • Procedural requirements for communicating court modifications of bail conditions to immigration records systems.