Sri. Faisal Chaka v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (B M Shyam Prasad, J.), 23-01-2026, WP No. 31858 of 2025 (GM-POLICE): disposal of writ petition against Lookout Notice / Lookout Circular No.50/2025 dated 30.05.2025 (Annexure-F) issued via Bureau of Immigration on the request of Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru; petitioner accused in Crime No.20/2024 / CC No.73121/2025 (IPC 498A/504/506/34; DP Act Ss.3 & 4) with passport deposited in pending proceedings; court did not quash LOC; liberty granted to seek Magistrate's permission to travel abroad and direction to Deputy Commissioner of Police to seek immediate recall of the Lookout Notice from Bureau of Immigration upon such permission. Keywords: lookout notice, lookout circular, LOC recall, travel abroad, passport deposit, Articles 226/227, Bureau of Immigration, GM-Police.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file an application in the pending proceedings to travel abroad; upon receipt of such permission, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru to communicate a request to the Bureau of Immigration for immediate recall of the Lookout Notice. The Lookout Notice was not quashed.